RAM issue

[I'maCookie]

Hello ! I've an Asus X515 which supposedly have 8gb of ram (of which 7.7gb is usable) , but when I look into the task manager it often tells me I've like 98% of used ram, but by filtering by ram usage, I have like 4.5gb of actually used ram. So if anyone knows what might be going wrong, I would like to know it Also, I'm not a computer expert, so you might have to explain me in detail x) And btw, my computer is on Windows 11, don't know if that can change something ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[beers]

What's that look like in Task Manager or Resource Monitor ?

 

[bopper]

Do you have a bunch of stuff open? Do you recognize any of the processes using ram? If it's an olderish machine, could be a bloatware type issue that has built up.

 

[johnb35]

Disable any unneeded programs from running at bootup using the startup tab in task manager. Scan your system for malware using Malwarebytes. Report back with new memory usage.