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Eorku
Aug 25, 2025Iron Contributor
Does your Windows 10 system also have such low memory usage?
My Windows 10 system has unusually low memory usage (for example, only about 1 GB of memory is used out of 8 GB). I'm not sure if this is normal or if there might be a potential system optimization i...
Martinezipo
Aug 28, 2025Iron Contributor
The core Windows OS is quite efficient. If you are just sitting at the desktop with a few background apps running (e.g., a browser with a few tabs, an antivirus, Spotify), using 1-2 GB of active memory is completely normal.
Now, let's get the detailed breakdown:
In the bottom-left of the Task Manager window, click Open Resource Monitor.
In the Resource Monitor, go to the Memory tab.
Look at the detailed bar graph at the bottom. This is the true story of your RAM.