Windows 10: What can I do about MsMpEng.exe is consuming 1.3GB of RAM at idle?

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  1. STEVEN EDWARD WOOD
    Steven Edward Wood Win User

    What can I do about MsMpEng.exe is consuming 1.3GB of RAM at idle?


    I've upgraded to Windows 10 and now MsMpEng.exe is consuming 1.3GB of RAM at idle. That sounds like a huge amount of RAM for something that is at idle. What should it be consuming and what can I do to reduce it?

    :)
     
    Steven Edward Wood, Jan 15, 2020
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  2. SHREY S
    Shrey S Win User

    More ram usage when idle

    Hi. I am using Dell inspiron 15 5577 gaming laptop,windows 10 intel i5-7300HQ processor with 8gb ram and gtx 1050 4gb. When my laptop is idle the ram usage is more than 3gb out of 8gb and there are nearly 200processes running. what can I do about it?
    Is it normal ? Because my laptop hangs a lot and the gaming performance is not upto the mark. Help me with this please.
     
    Shrey S, Jan 15, 2020
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  3. DAVEM121
    DaveM121 Win User
    All the RAM and Disk consumed by nothing ....

    I know this is a drastic step, but if I were in your situation, I would backup everything, download the latest Windows 10 ISO and re-install everything.


    Sorry, for me it is always the last thing I advise to do, but you do seem to have a problem!

    Typically Windows should use 1.2Gb RAM, and all your apps should bring you to 2Gb - 2.5Gb of RAM

    I have 16Gb RAM and rarely go over 3Gb used. I can have QuarkXpress, Photoshop CC, MS Word and even Visual Studio open and never go over 3Gb - 3.5Gb RAM.

    Typically, Windows 10 will install in 8 - 12 minutes from a Flash Drive, it is backing up your data and re-installing your Applications that will take time . . .
     
    DaveM121, Jan 15, 2020
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  4. ANTONETH BER
    Antoneth Ber Win User

    What can I do about MsMpEng.exe is consuming 1.3GB of RAM at idle?

    Antimalware service excutable consuming ram and cpu

    Hello,

    We would like to know more about this concern, please provide the following information:

    • Is this your first time to encounter this issue?
    • Did you make any changes to your computer's configuration prior to the issue?
    • What are the troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?
    Antimalware Service Executable is the name of the process MsMpEng (MsMpEng.exe) used by the Windows Defender program. The service associated with this program is the Windows Defender Service. For possible troubleshooting steps, you can check GreginMich's
    post through this link.

    Looking forward to your response.
     
    Antoneth Ber, Jan 15, 2020
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