I have had windows 10 for a few weeks now and i keep running into this problem with high memory usage when I start my pc im at 20-30% memory usage, my memory usage just jumps to 93-99% memory usage when I try to game or even download updates.
Few things you can do, this is actually a known issue with Windows 10 wherein memory and CPU usage will be too high.
- Start by running Windows Update and install all the updates necessary for it.
- Next is to run a virus/malware cleanup just to be sure.
- Here's a link you can use, it has tools and tutorial. http://www.tomsguide.com/faq/id-1691891/removing-malware-proven-completely-remove-bitcoin-mining-malware.html
- Once done make sure to update all your drivers specially your graphics card.
Few things you can do, this is actually a known issue with Windows 10 wherein memory and CPU usage will be too high.
- Start by running Windows Update and install all the updates necessary for it.
- Next is to run a virus/malware cleanup just to be sure.
- Here's a link you can use, it has tools and tutorial. http://www.tomsguide.com/faq/id-1691891/removing-malware-proven-completely-remove-bitcoin-mining-malware.html
- Once done make sure to update all your drivers specially your graphics card.
Look up KB3083595. I searched in regedit for Standard SATA AHCI Controller, then changed key value from 1 to 0. just follow the article. This fixed my SSD and ram high usage issues.