Windows 10 usable ram

Question

Hello people

I recently installed 2 gb of extra ram in my windows 10 pro 64 bit version pc and i got only 3.87 gb of ram usable from my 4gb.

I saw a lot of videos how to solve it and any of that videos didnt work for me.

I saw some solutions in the bios but i have the hewlett packard bios that is really old and doesnt have all the options.

I know that a lot of people say that it is only 113 mb ram, well it is but i wanted to play some games that require at least 4gb of ram and when i started playing them my pc went low on memory and closed the game everytime.

I hope that somebody knows how to solve the problem.

My pc specs: Intel core 2 duo e7400 2.80ghz

                      4gb of ram(3.87 usable) ddr 2

                       radeon r7 250 1gb asus version

Answer 1

The reason your are not seeing the full 4Gb of ram is because this is by design, some of that space is used by you different hardware components and is not available to the operating system and applications. The amount you can use varies, depending on what hardware you have installed, but can range from as little as 2GB to as much as 3.5GB. It's usually around 3.1GB, and you are very close to that.

The reduction in available system memory depends on the configuration of the following

• The devices that are installed in the computer and the memory that is reserved by those devices.
• The ability of the motherboard to handle memory.
• The System BIOS version and settings.
• The version of Windows 10 that is being used.
• Other system settings.

Note The amount of usable memory in the examples are not exact amounts. Usable memory is a calculated amount of the total physical memory minus "hardware reserved" memory.

You can use the image below as a reference for the installed memory versus the usable memory.

Regards.

Answer 2

Ty for you reply.

My version of Windows 10 is the pro version 64-bit and i recently updated to the creators update but keep in mind that the problem was before the update.

I tried to update the bios from my manufactures website and there were like 5 updates to download i updated 3 out of 5 and the 2 that were left i couldnt. Windows defender and firewall blocked them because windows thinks that the manufacturer is bad.

I tried the msconfig solution and it helped me a bit because before i had 3.5gb usable and when i made the msconfig solution i got 3.87 and i tried the virtual ram solution that i saw on youtube and it didnt help.

Answer 3

Hi,

Most applications and hardware components require a reserved memory allocation during the boot up process of your computer. Now it is possible to change those settings in your computer or inside the BIOS settings to maximized the total available RAM you have in your computer. Before we proceed with the next steps to resolve your concern, kindly provide the answers to the questions below:

• Which version and build of Windows 10 do you have installed in your computer?
• Since you mentioned about changing the BIOS settings, have you checked with your motherboards manufacturer's website if there is an update available for your BIOS?
• What troubleshooting steps have you completed?

We look forward to your response to our queries.