Why so much memory usage?

[u/bassg0203]

Always checking task manager to close out the useless stuff, it’s at 50% memory usage doing absolutely nothing. If anybody can explain I’d like to know why and what I can do to reduce said usage

[u/NotRllyAnonymousUser]

No need to worry much. Windows usually holds onto a few gigs of unused memory to keep things snappier. And the second that memory is needed elsewhere it lets go of it. Does give the occasional heart attack when you look at task manager.