RAM consumption is one of the things that worries Windows 10 and also Windows 11 users the most. It is quite normal because it has high RAM consumption as a result can cause your computer to run extremely slowand in extreme cases, it can also cause us serious problems, including everything from crashes to reboots.

Knowing which apps and games consume a lot of RAM can help us solve this problem release this precious resource. The importance of this will of course depend on the configuration of our device, because if we have 4 GB of RAM installed, freeing up a few hundred MB will give us an important ball of oxygen and can make a significant difference. On the other hand, if we have 32 GB, freeing up 512 MB will not have the same impact.

Visualizing which programs and apps are consuming RAM is actually very easy in Windows 10 and Windows 11 the process in both is the samewe just have to:

• Press the Windows key and type “Task Manager”.
• We enter the first result and go to the “Processes” tab.
• In it, we will see a list of all applications and programs that consume RAM memory.
• The attached image shows that Diablo II Resurrected is the program that consumes the most resources, using 3.7 GB of RAM. In second place is Google Chrome, which eats up 2.1 GB.

To free up RAM, just right-click on the application or program we want to close and select “Finish homework”. Keep in mind that there are programs and applications that can automatically restart even after a forced close, and that there are other cases where they will reload when we restart the computer, which means that they will again consume resources.

If we don’t need those annoying apps or programs that they are constantly consuming RAM it is best to uninstall them directly. To do so, just follow these steps:

• Press the Windows key and type “Add or Remove Programs”.
• We enter the first result and look for programs or applications that we want to remove.
• We click on them, select the “Remove” option and let the process finish.

In case you want to see total RAM consumption at a specific moment, just select the «Performance» tab, in it you will see data about the status and consumption of device resources, as you can see in the attached image.