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Windows 10 RAM usage.

Anonymous
2020-02-02T20:37:13+00:00

Hey, the other night I finally upgraded my computer from Windows 7 pro to Windows 10. When the system was running on Windows 7 I was able to run games and Davinci Resolve 16 with no stuttering. On idle the memory usage would sit around 1 GB of my 4 GB of system memory. As soon as I upgraded to Windows 10 I idle around 3 GB of ram and that instantly goes to max as soon as I open just one tab in Google Chrome. It's gotten to the point where the PC struggles to even open task manager. Are there any options for a lighter OS or a fix for this high system memory usage? SPECS: core I5-2400, GT 1030, 4 GB ram 1333hz,  256 GB hard drive and a 256 GB ssd.

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  1. Igor Leyko 110.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2020-02-03T00:37:15+00:00

    Unfortunately there are no cheap Windows 10 licenses. Windows 10 Home for ~$100 is the cheapest.

    You may try to call to Microsoft support activation service and ask for new key with discount. Sometimes they meet you halfway.

    Downgrade to Windows 7 requires reinstallation unfortunately.

    But please look into Settings, Update & Security, may be there is option still to return to Windows 7.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-02-03T00:29:11+00:00

    Well then its beyond me on how it worked. Regardless, is there any option for just downgrading back to Windows 7 or using another lighter version of Windows 10 such as Windows 10 S.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-02-02T21:53:58+00:00

    I upgraded using the windows 10 upgrade assistant which was installed years ago before i got the computer

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  4. Igor Leyko 110.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2020-02-02T23:54:04+00:00

    Since 28/7/2016 you need to buy license first than install.

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  5. Igor Leyko 110.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2020-02-02T21:34:36+00:00

    Hi,

    please show Memory part of Performance tab of Task manager and RamMap window. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/d...

    BTW did you bought Windows 10 license? Free upgrade was ended more than three years ago.

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