Windows 8.1 too much Ram

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So Windows 8.1 it takes 1.7 GB of ram just too boot any ideas why it takes so much?
 

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    windows 8.1 x64
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    i5-3340
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    Gigabyte GA-B75-D3V
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    Corsair XMP DDR 4GB OC 1600 Mhz
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    Realtek
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  • OS
    Win8.1Pro - Finally!!!
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Samsung/NP780
    CPU
    Came with the laptop (i7 of some sort)
    Motherboard
    Pretty sure that it has one, but haven't checked inside the case!
    Memory
    upgraded to 12 gB from 8 gB
    Graphics Card(s)
    has switchable - Intel/ATI - Used wrong drivers, now ATI card is inop :( Will have to fix it soon!
    Sound Card
    I'm nearly deaf, so this isn't used often
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Touchscreen on laptop/32" Toshiba on HDMI (laid the Sharp TV on a mouse and cracked the screen!)
    Screen Resolution
    800x600
    Hard Drives
    One Samsung 1tB drive - 5400 rpm. Gonna switch to a 7200/10000 rpm or an SSD (if I can find $500 for a 1tB SSD!)
    - Switched to 500 gB Samsung 840 series SSD - WOW!!!
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    Why do we ask this for laptops?
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    sub-par, gotta get around to working on it soon Worked on it - still sub-par! :(
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    Microsoft Natural - the same one I've used since it orignally came out around 1995
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i5-3340
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-B75-D3V
    Memory
    Corsair XMP DDR 4GB OC 1600 Mhz
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BENQ GL2450
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 830 Series SSD
    WD 500gb
    PSU
    Sirtec 650W
    Case
    Antec
    Keyboard
    A4tech
    Internet Speed
    100MB/S
    Browser
    Firefox/Chrome
    Antivirus
    Sophos
Still need to know where you're getting the 1.7 gB to boot from.

Here's some things to start with:

Your G: drive (it may be an external LaCie drive) only has 0.3% free.
Windows likes 15% free space in order to perform stuff "behind the scenes" without adversely affecting the system's performance. Please free up 15% on ALL hard drives (you can get away with 10% on larger drives and won't notice a large performance penalty)


Numerous network device problems in Device Manager.
Please set a System Restore point, then uninstall all of the problem devices - then reboot and see if they are re-detected.


Lot's of Windows Updates failures in the WER section of the MSINFO32 report. If the problems continue, please post over in the http://www.eightforums.com/windows-updates-activation/ for further expert assistance with this issue.


There's a fair number of Live Kernel Event errors in the WER section of MSINFO32
Please do the following:
- open Event Viewer (run eventvwr.msc from the "Run" dialog)
- expand the Custom Views category (left click on the > next to the words "Custom Views")
- right click on Administrative Events
- select "Save all Events in Custom View as..."
- save the file as Admin.evtx
- zip up the file (right click on it, select "Send to", select "Compressed (zipped) folder")
- upload it with your next post (if it's too big, then upload it to a free file-hosting service and post a link here).

FYI - If we're looking for Event ID 41 errors (unexplained shutdowns), there's more info on that here: Windows Kernel event ID 41 error "The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first" in Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2

While waiting for a reply, please monitor your temps with this free utility: HWMonitor CPUID - System & hardware benchmark, monitoring, reporting
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8.1Pro - Finally!!!
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Samsung/NP780
    CPU
    Came with the laptop (i7 of some sort)
    Motherboard
    Pretty sure that it has one, but haven't checked inside the case!
    Memory
    upgraded to 12 gB from 8 gB
    Graphics Card(s)
    has switchable - Intel/ATI - Used wrong drivers, now ATI card is inop :( Will have to fix it soon!
    Sound Card
    I'm nearly deaf, so this isn't used often
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Touchscreen on laptop/32" Toshiba on HDMI (laid the Sharp TV on a mouse and cracked the screen!)
    Screen Resolution
    800x600
    Hard Drives
    One Samsung 1tB drive - 5400 rpm. Gonna switch to a 7200/10000 rpm or an SSD (if I can find $500 for a 1tB SSD!)
    - Switched to 500 gB Samsung 840 series SSD - WOW!!!
    PSU
    Why do we ask this for laptops?
    Case
    Silver with a neat Samsung logo
    Cooling
    sub-par, gotta get around to working on it soon Worked on it - still sub-par! :(
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Natural - the same one I've used since it orignally came out around 1995
    Mouse
    no Mouse - Trackball!!!!
    Internet Speed
    too slow when I'm waiting for a download to finish
    Browser
    Yes, I use this (Firefox mostly, w/IE next most)
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Windows Firewall
    Other Info
    I'm handsome and a snappy dresser :0)
Temps are good the network problems aren't that big probably my ipod cable sometimes get unrecognized,windows updates i'm sure that's good never failed an update.

Zippyshare.com

About that unexplained shutdown when i first build my PC...after a week time, after i shutdown the PC it starting again(and i checked all the wake on lan services) also sometimes it start automatically idk why.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i5-3340
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-B75-D3V
    Memory
    Corsair XMP DDR 4GB OC 1600 Mhz
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BENQ GL2450
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 830 Series SSD
    WD 500gb
    PSU
    Sirtec 650W
    Case
    Antec
    Keyboard
    A4tech
    Internet Speed
    100MB/S
    Browser
    Firefox/Chrome
    Antivirus
    Sophos
VMWare errors on a regular basis. Please uninstall it and test to see if that helps

AFD (networking) errors on a regular basis
Ensure latest updates are installed for Windows and any third-party networking software including NIC drivers, firewalls, or other security products.
Also, scan the system to see if it's infected - try another security product just in case yours is corrupted by a virus. Here's an older list of scanners: Free Online AntiMalware Resources
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8.1Pro - Finally!!!
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Samsung/NP780
    CPU
    Came with the laptop (i7 of some sort)
    Motherboard
    Pretty sure that it has one, but haven't checked inside the case!
    Memory
    upgraded to 12 gB from 8 gB
    Graphics Card(s)
    has switchable - Intel/ATI - Used wrong drivers, now ATI card is inop :( Will have to fix it soon!
    Sound Card
    I'm nearly deaf, so this isn't used often
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Touchscreen on laptop/32" Toshiba on HDMI (laid the Sharp TV on a mouse and cracked the screen!)
    Screen Resolution
    800x600
    Hard Drives
    One Samsung 1tB drive - 5400 rpm. Gonna switch to a 7200/10000 rpm or an SSD (if I can find $500 for a 1tB SSD!)
    - Switched to 500 gB Samsung 840 series SSD - WOW!!!
    PSU
    Why do we ask this for laptops?
    Case
    Silver with a neat Samsung logo
    Cooling
    sub-par, gotta get around to working on it soon Worked on it - still sub-par! :(
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Natural - the same one I've used since it orignally came out around 1995
    Mouse
    no Mouse - Trackball!!!!
    Internet Speed
    too slow when I'm waiting for a download to finish
    Browser
    Yes, I use this (Firefox mostly, w/IE next most)
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Windows Firewall
    Other Info
    I'm handsome and a snappy dresser :0)
Allright but what about the RAM?
 

My Computer

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  • OS
    windows 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i5-3340
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-B75-D3V
    Memory
    Corsair XMP DDR 4GB OC 1600 Mhz
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BENQ GL2450
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 830 Series SSD
    WD 500gb
    PSU
    Sirtec 650W
    Case
    Antec
    Keyboard
    A4tech
    Internet Speed
    100MB/S
    Browser
    Firefox/Chrome
    Antivirus
    Sophos

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8.1Pro - Finally!!!
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Samsung/NP780
    CPU
    Came with the laptop (i7 of some sort)
    Motherboard
    Pretty sure that it has one, but haven't checked inside the case!
    Memory
    upgraded to 12 gB from 8 gB
    Graphics Card(s)
    has switchable - Intel/ATI - Used wrong drivers, now ATI card is inop :( Will have to fix it soon!
    Sound Card
    I'm nearly deaf, so this isn't used often
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Touchscreen on laptop/32" Toshiba on HDMI (laid the Sharp TV on a mouse and cracked the screen!)
    Screen Resolution
    800x600
    Hard Drives
    One Samsung 1tB drive - 5400 rpm. Gonna switch to a 7200/10000 rpm or an SSD (if I can find $500 for a 1tB SSD!)
    - Switched to 500 gB Samsung 840 series SSD - WOW!!!
    PSU
    Why do we ask this for laptops?
    Case
    Silver with a neat Samsung logo
    Cooling
    sub-par, gotta get around to working on it soon Worked on it - still sub-par! :(
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Natural - the same one I've used since it orignally came out around 1995
    Mouse
    no Mouse - Trackball!!!!
    Internet Speed
    too slow when I'm waiting for a download to finish
    Browser
    Yes, I use this (Firefox mostly, w/IE next most)
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Windows Firewall
    Other Info
    I'm handsome and a snappy dresser :0)
A screenshot from taskmanager will help?I mean no apps open it will take 1.7 GB or it's possbile to get that rom from intergrated video card on CPU? since i don't have a gpu(of course this is temporary)
 
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System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i5-3340
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-B75-D3V
    Memory
    Corsair XMP DDR 4GB OC 1600 Mhz
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BENQ GL2450
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 830 Series SSD
    WD 500gb
    PSU
    Sirtec 650W
    Case
    Antec
    Keyboard
    A4tech
    Internet Speed
    100MB/S
    Browser
    Firefox/Chrome
    Antivirus
    Sophos
You have 2 GPUs, one integrated onboard and Intel HD Graphics 2500 in CPU.
I guess, that one takes 750MB and the one currently running takes 2GB.
You can usually change RAM size assigned to each GPU in BIOS.

Total Physical Memory: 8,072 MB
Available Physical Memory: 5,371 MB

2,7 GB is actually unaccounted for. :geek:
 

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  • OS
    Win 8.1.1 Pro x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo E525
    CPU
    AMD A4-3300M @ 2,0GHz
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 1333MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 6480G 512MB shared
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    WD 465GB
    Cooling
    Fusion Tweaker
    Keyboard
    Logitech K360
    Mouse
    Logitech M705
    Internet Speed
    50/50 MBps
    Browser
    Yandex
    Antivirus
    No AV & No Firewall
    Other Info
    Headphones: Sennheiser RS170
OK, if I'm reading this right, you have about 1.7 gB of memory being used in Task Manager.
Is that correct? I presume that you're getting your numbers from the Memory chart in the Performance tab?

If that is so, let's have a look at Resource Monitor's Memory tab. There's a link to Resource Monitor at the bottom of the Memory chart in the Performance tab of Task Manager - please click on it.
Then click on the Memory tab - That'll tell you what's running in the background and there's also a nice little chart that shows the usage of memory (and shows the hardware reserved stuff - more about that in the next paragraph).

In addition to several different types of memory being measured (see the other numbers in the Memory chart)., there's also a difference between memory used in physical memory - and that being used in virtual memory.
And, as TairikuOkami states, there's also address' that are reserved for physical devices
Finally, there's also other memory in the system - video, motherboard, CPU cache, etc and each one operates on it's own set of rules.

The reserving of address' also reserves the physical memory space that those drivers would occupy - but that leads us to a discussion of paged vs non-paged and I'm not prepared to delve into that mess!

If you have questions about this, then a screenshot of the Memory tab of Resource Monitor would help our discussion.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8.1Pro - Finally!!!
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Samsung/NP780
    CPU
    Came with the laptop (i7 of some sort)
    Motherboard
    Pretty sure that it has one, but haven't checked inside the case!
    Memory
    upgraded to 12 gB from 8 gB
    Graphics Card(s)
    has switchable - Intel/ATI - Used wrong drivers, now ATI card is inop :( Will have to fix it soon!
    Sound Card
    I'm nearly deaf, so this isn't used often
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Touchscreen on laptop/32" Toshiba on HDMI (laid the Sharp TV on a mouse and cracked the screen!)
    Screen Resolution
    800x600
    Hard Drives
    One Samsung 1tB drive - 5400 rpm. Gonna switch to a 7200/10000 rpm or an SSD (if I can find $500 for a 1tB SSD!)
    - Switched to 500 gB Samsung 840 series SSD - WOW!!!
    PSU
    Why do we ask this for laptops?
    Case
    Silver with a neat Samsung logo
    Cooling
    sub-par, gotta get around to working on it soon Worked on it - still sub-par! :(
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Natural - the same one I've used since it orignally came out around 1995
    Mouse
    no Mouse - Trackball!!!!
    Internet Speed
    too slow when I'm waiting for a download to finish
    Browser
    Yes, I use this (Firefox mostly, w/IE next most)
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Windows Firewall
    Other Info
    I'm handsome and a snappy dresser :0)
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