Windows 10: I haven’t been on my pc in a week and it had 54gb free space and now it has 14gb free...

54gb to 14gb of free space in a week

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14GB needed to install W10?

Trying to upgrade neighbors laptop, they got the 'upgrade is ready' pop up message, after an hour download it says not enough space, 14gb needed to install windows 10, is this correct?!

 

Hardware reserved memory at 14GB!

My hardware reserved memory for some reason is at 14GB. I don't know what caused this but I've tried unchecking the maximum memory and many other suggested fixes. I understand that Windows controls the reserved memory, but this seems way too high and it's causing performance issues. How do I reduce the reserved memory to a reasonable level and free up RAM?

 

PC Build Steps

Ok just because I like steps i am going to create some steps. Please give me the stamp of approval/disapproval

• Install system in case
  • Remember to connect SSD and optical to same SATA ports on motherboard
• Turn on PC
• setup HDD
• run blend test in prime95 for 30-60 min
  • run realtemp at the same time

• While in Prime95 test
  • if CPU goes above 70c in RealTemp, I have a leaky CPU
  • if my system locks up or blue screens, there is an instability in the system somewhere
  • if my system does not lock up or blue screen, my CPU is not damaged and I am in the clear!

What do you guys think??