16GB of ram but drops a substantial amount

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Gimcheng

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So when I have multiple processes open such as:
1) Google Chrome 8 tabs (none have a video)
2) Bluestacks
3) Discord
4)Battle.net Client
5)Steam
6)Spotify
all running at the same time it seems my ram just drops its amount available. I have 16GB of DDR4 G.Skill Trident Z 3200 MHz dual-channel ram (8x2) and it shows all 16GB until a while of usage then the amount I have available drops dramatically but still shows I have 16GB but only around <2GB available. I open task manager to end all processes that use a good amount with no success of it freeing up. Only when I restart my computer does it function properly. I ran MEMtest for a good 4 hours while i was away and there were no errors. It really bothers me and I want to fix this.

PC Specs:
Windows 10 Pro
Gigabyte G1 Gaming 7 z170 MOBO
EVGA GTX 960 FTW 4GB
Intel i5 6500 3.20~3.60 GHz
G.Skill Trident Z DDR4 16GB (8x2)
 
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That looks like you have a memory leak. The only reason I say that is nothing in that list justifies your memory usage.
I would suggest disabling all non Microsoft services and see if that issue replicates.
In search bar type:
msconfig
Click services tab
Check off box that states "Hide All Microsoft services"
Note: That displays all non Microsoft services.
Uncheck all boxes listed after this, click apply and reboot your machine.
It's a specific application/service causing this problem. If the memory leak stops after this, enable them one at a time until the leak replicates to narrow down the cause.
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Hello... That's what your RAM is for... fast access and Temporary holding area for APPs running or minimized. You may be a "Power user" and need the next RAM upgrade to 24 or 32 B /

The APPS are going to use what ever they are programmed to do... No fix except "don't run them" or "Buy more ram". Just closing a APP will not automatically release it back to the system and a Re-start will do this fastest.
 
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Gimcheng

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http://imgur.com/PMRBOTd
 
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That looks like you have a memory leak. The only reason I say that is nothing in that list justifies your memory usage.
I would suggest disabling all non Microsoft services and see if that issue replicates.
In search bar type:
msconfig
Click services tab
Check off box that states "Hide All Microsoft services"
Note: That displays all non Microsoft services.
Uncheck all boxes listed after this, click apply and reboot your machine.
It's a specific application/service causing this problem. If the memory leak stops after this, enable them one at a time until the leak replicates to narrow down the cause.
 
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