I am getting really confused by you folks. All the time I here everyone griping about how when they run apps there resources go down. I'm not sure if you all just don't get it or what. If I open applications that number goes down . . See . . .
RAM is really really fast . . .
The more my OS uses RAM over swap files, the faster it is. It's just that simple. If I open another application, Windows will allocate appropriate amounts of RAM and appropriate amounts of swap file based on the predictive capabilities of the processor pipline. What . . . Now . . . if your computer doesn't release the RAM when the application is shut down, that isn't Windows, that's the application.