Windows 10: My laptop is showing 80%-85% RAM usage when I only have Chrome, Bitdefender, and a...

I have 8GB RAM on my laptop and it is showing 80% RAM usage. I have went into Task Manager and clicked on users and it shows that all the programs that are open on my user profile is only 27% 1.5 gb~.I have literally no startup programs only 2PLS HELP ASAP

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Windows Explorer 80-85% memory usage

High memory usage by Windows Explorer (80-85%) is a common issue. Restarting the Windows Explorer process via Task Manager often resolves this. Considering your laptop's robust specs (32GB RAM, SSD), it's less likely a hardware problem. Check for system updates, run an antivirus scan, and update drivers to address the issue.

 

Windows Explorer 80-85% memory usage

So windows explorer was using about 80-85% memory, I had a look around here but I didn't find anything particularly helpful. However I restart the process from Task Manager and then it dropped to normal. Will restart computer to see if it persists (did not think about it before hand.

Device is a laptop with 32GB RAM and 2x512 SSD running Windows 11 Home (22H2)

 

How to reduce the RAM and bandwidth usage of Chrome browser

Thanks for the solutions you have provided.

I have performed some troubleshooting steps to reduce RAM usage and so it has worked fine.

I have also used a feature called " efficiency mode" , that helps to reduce the memory usage and bandwidth usage of a specific tab in chrome.

Since I have 3300 tabs opened in chrome at this moment , the browser and my laptop r not lagging at all .