Today I am going to solve usable ram is less than installed ram in Windows 10 I know you need it am I right? So I am going to discuss briefly why we would face a hardware reserved memory issue so read this carefully in order to solve 16GB ram installed only 8GB usable windows 10
First I will discuss why usable ram is less than installed ram then try to solve this in an easy way
why is usable memory less than installed
There are many reasons behind this but the most common cause is old hardware such as the first gen PC yes this issue is the most common in first gen motherboards the other most common reason for this is buggy bios and faulty ram slot.
According to my expertise, this is not caused by Windows rather it is caused by motherboard or bios but if you are using 32-bit Windows and using more than 4 GB of ram then the extra ram is reserved by hardware and you won't be able to use and take advantage of adding extra ram.
how to get rid of hardware reserved memory
If you are using 32-bit Windows then you won't be able to use more than 4GBit's of ram so you have to simply upgrade the windows from 32-bit to 64-bit so the problem will automatically get resolved
In another case, if your Windows is already 64-bit then follow the below guide to solving this issue
How to fix usable ram windows 10 64-bit
You might think what I am telling you after reading this guide but believe me, this actually works what you have to do is open up your case and remove all the ram sticks after that put ram sticks in different slots, and then check if it showing full ram usable
if it still not showing then do it again and again until it detects and allows you to use full ram. and don't push the ram just press it and put the lock manually because sometimes we put extra pressure so the pins do not connect with the board which causes the issue. Remember to put ram one by one
after doing it 4 to 5 times you will be able to solve the issue.
If after following the upper guide still does not show full ram then try to update Bios or reinstall Windows.
Conclusion
After following this simple guide you will be able to solve 16GB ram installed only 8GB usable windows 10 hope this article helps you a lot If you have any query related to this then simply contact me at 008abdullahshah@gmail.com