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pvknbd
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I have 8GB of RAM and if i leave my computer on for a while i notice that it starts to use up a lot of ram even when i closed everything by checking task manager it says that a task named "system" is using up 5.6GB of ram out of my 8GB but when I restart my pc it goes back to normal but again after a while it just starts to build up again until it begins to freeze up leading me to restart again is there anyway i can fix this i have windows 10.

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Ram leak?

Virus/malware?

I did a system scan and it didn't find any viruses.

 

And is there a way to fix this ram leak?

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Did you do an upgrade install to Windows 10?

"It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brain falls out." - Carl Sagan.

"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch

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my friend had this issue and it was fixed with a restart

yes but it doesn't permanently fix it

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yes

Try reinstalling Windows 10 completely. You can use the Reset function found in W10.

"It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brain falls out." - Carl Sagan.

"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch

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Try reinstalling Windows 10 completely. You can use the Reset function found in W10.

I won't lose anything right?

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Windows since Vista uses free ram for caching stuff and trying to predict stuff you're going to use to make it launch faster.  I'm "using" 9 / 32 GB right now and I don't have much more than browsers and Skype open.

 

If you're freezing up then that's a problem.  Might have a virus, driver badly misbehaving (did anything change recently)?.  Would probably just reinstall and call it a day.  Faster than trying to troubleshoot crap like this.

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I won't lose anything right?

You will lose programs, but no personal files if you wish. But it's doing a complete reinstall of Windows.

"It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brain falls out." - Carl Sagan.

"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch

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