Windows' management of RAM memory leaves a lot to be desired. This is nothing new, but goes back a long time. As the amount of RAM available in systems increases, its management deficiencies are felt less, but if you have to work with computers with limited memory or applications that live with constant leaks, you might want to download a copy of RAMMap, a tool from the inexhaustible Mark Russinovich, under Microsoft's Sysinternals division.
The minimum RAM for a modern system is 8 GB. If you plan to install some triple-A games, the number jumps to 16 GB or more. Of course, everything depends on the type of load the computer receives.
These lines have been written on a laptop with 4 GB of RAM, and in that role of improvised typewriter, they are more than sufficient. However, it is not worth throwing hardware and money at the RAM problem if Windows does a poor job managing it.
Unfortunately, we can no longer intervene directly in the process, but we have the possibility of studying it, understanding it better, and with a little luck, adjusting some details. The first step is to download a copy of RAMMap.
How to free up memory usage with RAMMap
RAMMap is a creation of Mark Russinovich, the same one who created the excellent Process Explorer, Autoruns and Contig.
Technically, RAMMap is a physical memory analysis tool. As expected, reaching full mastery of RAMMap requires extensive reading, but at first glance we can see private processes, mapped files, paged and non-paged elements, and much more.
The release part is in the Empty menu. Thanks to its commands, it is possible to empty working sets (both normal and system), the page table, and the standby list. The latter is the most important for us.
Many Windows 10 users reported excessive and erratic use of the standby list, causing performance losses in some games. RAMMap will allow you to empty it by hand, or alternatively, you can use an automatic tool.
Like the rest of the software under Sysinternals' wing, RAMMap is free and works with all editions of Windows from Vista onwards, whether 32 or 64 bits. If you need to free up memory usage in Windows, and also understand better how it works, RAMMap is the answer.
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