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SamuelJohnson
Oct 12, 2024Copper Contributor
Windows 11 suddenly consuming excess RAM with approximately 15 GB unexplained.
Hello everyone, I have observed a significant surge in memory consumption over the past few days, which has caught my attention. Even after having 64 GB of RAM, approximately 15 GB seems to be unacco...
Keegan15
Aug 20, 2025Iron Contributor
Unaccounted RAM (like standby/cache) is normal in Windows; it’s used for performance and freed when needed. The actual problem is often leaked or misbehaving processes consuming or holding onto memory improperly.