Windows 8.1 > Windows 10
I used windows 10 for 3 hours and hated it. RAM usage was 4gb while not doing anything.
Went back to windows 8.1 and RAM usage is 2.1 with 2 word documents open + google lol

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nullable Jun 4, 2020 @ 5:44pm 
So do you hate Windows 10? Or do you just have weird ideas about how important RAM usage is? And are you desperate for RAM where you need to micromanage and second guess what the OS is doing?
Azza ☠ Jun 4, 2020 @ 6:13pm 
Okay...

Just understand that idle RAM is idle and not doing anything... when Windows could of preloaded or kept DDLs ready in that RAM for faster access before it's even called upon. Then freed instantly if the RAM is actually required for an app or game.

Open "Resource Monitor" under Windows.

Go to "Memory" tab.

"In Use" memory is different than "Standby" memory. Standby contains cached data commonly re-used by processes, such as that app you regularly open and close all the time. It's there if opened again, but freed instantly if not.

Windows 8 was the useless resource hog in comparison. Win 8.1 has some of Win 10 fixes applied, but not all.

Windows 10 isn't a product anymore however, but rather a service. So type "winver" under the search/run box and you get a OS Build and Version number. Each OS Build is a different Operating System as such.

Version 1507
Version 1511 (November Update)
Version 1607 (Anniversary Update)
Version 1703 (Creators Update)
Version 1709 (Fall Creators Update)
Version 1803 (April 2018 Update)
Version 1809 (October 2018 Update)
Version 1903 (May 2019 Update)
Version 1909 (November 2019 Update)
Version 2004 (May 2020 Update)

So you can't actually suggest Windows 10 itself sucks, but rather it's one of the OS Builds under Windows 10. Which one did you update to? After each major build update, it's a good idea to reinstall the motherboard and graphic card drivers to get optimal performance and valid running, as it defaults back to it's own native drivers in some cases use to start off with. This is normally why people don't consider it a much faster and smoother experience at first glace.
Last edited by Azza ☠; Jun 4, 2020 @ 6:24pm
Originally posted by Azza ☠:
Okay...

Just understand that idle RAM is idle and not doing anything... when Windows could of preloaded or kept DDLs ready in that RAM for faster access before it's even called upon. Then freed instantly if the RAM is actually required for an app or game.

Open "Resource Monitor" under Windows.

Go to "Memory" tab.

"In Use" memory is different than "Standby" memory. Standby contains cached data commonly re-used by processes, such as that app you regularly open and close all the time. It's there if opened again, but freed instantly if not.

Windows 8 was the useless resource hog in comparison. Win 8.1 has some of Win 10 fixes applied, but not all.

Windows 10 isn't a product anymore however, but rather a service. So type "winver" under the search/run box and you get a OS Build and Version number. Each OS Build is a different Operating System as such.

Version 1507
Version 1511 (November Update)
Version 1607 (Anniversary Update)
Version 1703 (Creators Update)
Version 1709 (Fall Creators Update)
Version 1803 (April 2018 Update)
Version 1809 (October 2018 Update)
Version 1903 (May 2019 Update)
Version 1909 (November 2019 Update)
Version 2004 (May 2020 Update)

So you can't actually suggest Windows 10 itself sucks, but rather it's one of the OS Builds under Windows 10. Which one did you update to? After each major build update, it's a good idea to reinstall the motherboard and graphic card drivers to get optimal performance and valid running, as it defaults back to it's own native drivers in some cases use to start off with. This is normally why people don't consider it a much faster and smoother experience at first glace.
thank you for taking the time to type this first of all.
Also here is my experience,
I bought a new pc built it myself and downloaded windows 10 onto a stick and put it on my ssd as a boot drive. I went into windows and downloaded every driver and the experience was just not for me. I just became so used to windows 8.1 and when I went to task manager I was just shocked at how much RAM was being used while being idle. I didnt have a windows 10 key so I just decided to clone my old hdd to my ssd through samsung software so now I have my old windows 8.1 setup on my new pc. THere seems to be small issues such as booting and sleep and wifi issues but ultimately its great.
Bad 💀 Motha Jun 4, 2020 @ 11:27pm 
First of all, any new OS install will use a lot of ram at first because it's doing a lot of various caching processes and Windows Updates and such all for the first time. Use ShutUp10 to disable junk in Win10 you feel you don't need.
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