Since I upgraded to Win 11 about 3 months ago, I have struggled with a hidden memory leak issue. I say "hidden" because although the Task Manager says 97% RAM usage, I can't fight the culprit. The largest user of RAM is Chrome, with around 2GB out of 64 GB on my Dell XPS 9700 (I am sorting my apps in Task Manager by memory usage). Unless multiple instances of apps with low RAM usage duplicate themselves at the bottom of the app list, I can't find one particular app using all the RAM. I thought it was related to Adobe (maybe cloud sync) for a while. I could repeat the RAM issue by opening one of the many apps I use. Adobe Rush was apparently the most obvious one kicking off the high RAM usage. But I just restarted my laptop without having ran Adobe Rush. (BTW, I also have MacBook M1, and on it, Adobe does have a memory leak, identifiable this one is - but this story is for another thread on a different subreddit).
My questions for the community:
Can memory leaks be hidden as in I can't see them in Task Manager?
Windows 11 Pro (x64) Version 23H2 Used Enable...2.10 gigahertz Intel 12th Gen Core i7-1270015.78 of 16 Gigabytes Usable Installed MemoryIntel(R) UHD Graphics 770 [Display adapter]
OS
Windows 11 Pro (x64) Version 23H2 Used Enablement Package (build 22631.2861)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Acer Aspire TC-1760 1.0
CPU
2.10 gigahertz Intel 12th Gen Core i7-12700
Motherboard
Acer Aspire TC-1760 1.0 Bus: 100 megahertz UEFI: American Megatrends Inc. R01-A4 02/21/2022
Memory
15.78 of 16 Gigabytes Usable Installed Memory
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) UHD Graphics 770 [Display adapter]
Sound Card
Realtek(R) Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer KA242Y A (24.0"vis, s/n 6243003C23E00, October 2022)
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
c: (NTFS on drive 1) * 510.74 GB SSD
d: (NTFS on drive 0) 1.00 TB 7200rpm SATA HHD
* Operating System is installed on c:
PSU
300w OEM
Case
OEM
Cooling
OEM
Keyboard
OEM
Mouse
Logitech M325 add-on
Internet Speed
Vz Fios; Png 20ms DL 110.82Mbps UL 122.49Mbps | speedtest
Browser
FireFox (64bit) Updated Regulary, now at 125.0.3 (64bit)
Antivirus
Windows Security | Came with Norton Ultra trial but has since been uninstalled
