Lenovo Yoga 7i High Memory Usgae
I am looking for a fix for a severe memory issue on my Lenovo Yoga 7i. Despite having 16 GB of RAM and very few applications open, the system is consistently hitting 85%+ memory usage.
Technical Specifications & Data:
Model: Lenovo Yoga 7i
RAM: 16 GB
Memory In-Use: 14.1 GB / 15.5 GB
Committed Memory: 21.8 / 29 GB
User Process Usage: ~4.5 GB (via Task Manager Users tab)
Unaccounted RAM: ~9.6 GB (not visible in standard process list)
Non-Paged Pool: 713 MB
System Process: < 100 MB
Secure System: < 100 MB
Troubleshooting Completed:
Hardware Scan: Ran a full scan via Lenovo Vantage; results came back clear.
Driver Updates: Installed latest Intel drivers and checked for updates via Vantage; no change in usage.
Task Manager: Verified that the sum of active processes does not equal the total 14.1 GB reported as "In-Use."
The Problem:
The laptop is extremely laggy due to the massive memory over-commitment. There is roughly 9 GB of "ghost" memory usage that is not attributed to any specific user application or system process in Task Manager. Is this a known issue and how do I fix it?