Windows 8 90%+ usage 8GB ram problem!

kemical

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• Nov 9, 2014

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Do you use apps like Ccleaner:
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(I don't recommend using the Registry cleaner as windows doesn't need one)
And Malwarebytes:
https://www.malwarebytes.org/
Removes any malware that may have crept in.
Also is Chrome the latest version? Check by clicking on the settings tab and then clicking about Chrome.

Windows will use quite a bit of RAM anyway as it puts app data in caches so that it's quickly accessed. As long as you regularly run apps like the above (once a week/month depending on laptop use) and your not getting error messages about low memory I wouldn't worry too much about it as it's how Win 8 and above was designed to work.
Obviously if your getting sluggish then run those apps above and see if it helps.

 

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Jack Sessions

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That screenshot was taken after I had just used ccleaner and done a full scan on norton. I am also running the latest version of chrome. I would be happy to ignore the high percentage if it didn't keep slowing down the laptop. It's pretty new as well and cost like £1200 so it's a bit annoying to have to keep restarting it every hour.

 

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badrobot

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• Nov 9, 2014

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Get rid of Norton. (Use something else like Avast or AVG).
Disable some Chrome extensions that you don't need.

good luck!

 

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kemical

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Yeah as Badrobot suggests Norton is nasty and I'd remove that as a matter of urgency. Use their removal tool though as it wraps it's tentacles around almost every part of the os:
https://support.norton.com/sp/en/uk/home/current/solutions/kb20080710133834EN_EndUserProfile_en_us

 

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