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Discus and support Windows 8.1 Hardware Reserved RAM in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; Why is my hardware reserved so high? My windows 8.1 is not activated, but my hardware reserved is 5.4 GB out of 8 GB. I tried MSCONFIG but that did not... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by Dat Nguyen2w9102938, Dec 15, 2021.

  1. DAT NGUYEN2W9102938
    Dat Nguyen2w9102938 Win User

    Windows 8.1 Hardware Reserved RAM


    Why is my hardware reserved so high? My windows 8.1 is not activated, but my hardware reserved is 5.4 GB out of 8 GB. I tried MSCONFIG but that did not work because the 2 boxes were already unchecked.

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    Dat Nguyen2w9102938, Dec 15, 2021
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  2. SCOTTDETO
    scottdeto Win User

    Half of RAM 'Hardware Reserved'

    I have 32GB of RAM installed and half is "hardware reserved" by Windows. I've tried every suggestion I can find, including moving the modules around to different slots. My MB does not have onboard graphics.

    Specs:
    • Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AX370M-DS3H (BIOS on latest firmware)
    • CPU: Ryzen 7 2700X (upgraded from 1700x and it didn't help)
    • RAM: Corsair VENGEANCE® LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4 DRAM 2400MHz C16 Memory Kit
    • GPU: Nvidia RTX-2060 Super


    The BIOS, Windows, CPUZ and HWInfo all show 32GB installed and both slots used, but Windows says "Hardware Reserved: 16.1GB".

    This was occurring on Windows 10. I am currently running Windows 11 (beta channel) and it didn't help. I also upgraded my CPU from a Ryzen 7 1700 with no change.

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    scottdeto, Dec 15, 2021
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  3. WADEPOH
    WadePoh Win User
    Hardware Reserved RAM.

    hi all,

    I upgrade my window from 8.1 to window 10, and the usable ram only 3.2 GB.

    But recently i upgrade also my RAM to 8 GB, but the only maintenance on 3.2 GB usable , and the remaining go through the hardware reserved (4.8 GB)

    Anyway to solve this ??
     
    WadePoh, Dec 15, 2021
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  4. BCHRISTIAN1992
    Bchristian1992 Win User

    Windows 8.1 Hardware Reserved RAM

    Hardware reserved ram is to high

    My computer has 8 gigs of ram installed, and only 3.9 usable, I am running a 64 bit OS of windows 10, and its utilizing 4.1 gigs of ram for hardware reserve, how do I free up some of it or even see what it is that's using it all?
     
    Bchristian1992, Dec 15, 2021
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