Windows 10: Why is my RAM usage maxed out even though no processes are currently running?

Also please guide me how to insert a picture, I'm trying to but it says "failed to upload"

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Unknown Constant RAM Usage

Hi,

To explore more on RAM usage by processes and see in-depth I advise you to open the Resource monitor, please follow the below steps.

Step 1 :

Open Task Manager

Step 2:

Click on Performance

Step 3:

At the bottom click on Open Resource Monitor

Step 4:

Under Resource Monitor windows click on Memory

Step 5:

Click on Working Set to list the top process utilizing the more RAM and then evaluate RAM usage.

Regards

Shuaib

Independent Advisor

 

Windows 10 RAM usage not accounted for

Whilst I've seem some similar questions, I can't troubleshoot the problem I am having as they tend to be specific to that user asking.

When I run my PC > 24 hours (I have reasons why I do this), my RAM usage creeps up. I had my PC on all weekend, and my ram was maxed out at 100%.

When I check in task manager, the usage is not accounted for at all.
I have 32GB RAM, and usually the highest usage on the RAM will be a Google Chrome process with half a gig usage, a handful of processes over 100MB total, then others with smaller amounts. Never enough to account for the actual usage.

After looking through other answers I downloaded Process Explorer, and looked at the Working Set column. There is a process there called "memory Compression", with 6,344K private byes but a working set of 2,6922,748K. Thats at time of writing, where my PC hasn't been on as long as I noramlly would let it run in total before a reboot. Total RAM usage currently sits at 50%.

Some people suggested it might be a driver with a memory leak, but I am unsure how to diagnose a problem further here.


Theres an image of some of what I'm seeing. In 1-3 days, I would expect to see that at 32 GB, but with seemingly no extra processes using RAM etc.

 

System and compressed memory high disk usage during file copy

Thank you Amarjeet_Paul.

I spent many more hours than I had hoped this past week reading and trying others' suggestions from this community on how to reduce high RAM usage due to ntoskrnl.exe. The "System and compressed memory" process remained the top consumer of RAM, using 500-900MB,
among all other processes running. I deemed it to be the likely culprit in making my computer use frustratingly sluggish. After completing your
third step, steps 1. & 2. provided no improvement in my case, the "System and compressed memory" process RAM usage has plummeted from the top of the Task Manager Process list to the bottom, running at a remarkable 0.1MB! That's a whole lot less than
1% of the targeted process' gluttony. You're hired! Ps. I'll be keeping an eye on the process' use as I get back to normal operations, and be back if it floats to high in the list. Or if the registry fix you suggested has compromised use in any way. Please
explain in simple terms what the insertion of your registry modification is doing.

Thanks again.

Geoff