Windows 10: My laptop has 16gb of ram available, yet whenever I open task manager I see that 5.4gb out...

Discus and support My laptop has 16gb of ram available, yet whenever I open task manager I see that 5.4gb out... in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging to solve the problem; Below are the specifications and the current available memory, looking at the processes there's nothing there that would total up to a third of my ram.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging' started by VMP13, Aug 31, 2021.

  1. VMP13
    VMP13 Win User

    My laptop has 16gb of ram available, yet whenever I open task manager I see that 5.4gb out...


    Below are the specifications and the current available memory, looking at the processes there's nothing there that would total up to a third of my ram.

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    VMP13, Aug 31, 2021
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  2. JACKB9824
    JackB9824 Win User

    Ram on Task manager

    Recently bought a Lenovo laptop from pc world which has 4GB or ram but task manager shows the Laptop as having 8GB of ram. Anyone know why this might be?
     
    JackB9824, Aug 31, 2021
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  3. ROHARASHRAJ™
    Roharashraj™ Win User
    Ram on Task manager

     
    Roharashraj™, Aug 31, 2021
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  4. ROHARASHRAJ™
    Roharashraj™ Win User

    My laptop has 16gb of ram available, yet whenever I open task manager I see that 5.4gb out...

    Ram on Task manager


    My laptop has 16gb of ram available, yet whenever I open task manager I see that 5.4gb out... 37453b15-0af4-4534-a5f6-2861615fdc71.png


    1* - You have 2 RAM of 4GB

    2* - Task Manager shows you have 8GB

    3* - 3.8GB(in use) + 3.8GB(cached) + 0.624MB(Hardware Reserved) + 0.230MB(Pool) = 8GB(approx. more)

    Note:

    • 1GB = 1024MB
    • It seems you have more than 8GB RAM
    • You might be using any RAM Boost Software
     
    Roharashraj™, Aug 31, 2021
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