Dual booting Ubuntu and Windows problems

[ormiri]

Hello everyone.
I recently fixed a computer of mine that was really annoying to fix.
The computer uses 16GB of DDR3 ram which all of it shows up in Ubuntu but in Windows (10) 12GB goes to hardware reserved. I tried removing and putting the ram back in but it didn't work, is there a fix for this or cause of problem?
Thanks in advance.

 

[Tolkem]

Do you mean when you boot to windows, it only shows like 1gb? Did you check in BIOS? Maybe some setting there you need to change.

 

[linux_pi]

Hello, @ormiri Do you mean that 4GB is not visible and its showing just 12GB? Has this happened before? Which computer - PC or a laptop and what were you fixing in it? @Tolkem is right, what does it show in the BIOS? I'm pretty sure it should be fine and isn't a problem. Windows and Linux read storage differently. Can you try with a different RAM stick? Also, 64 bit or 32 bit? Windows does sometimes reserve some RAM for hardware. Was it like this before as well?

Thanks

 

[Brickwizard]

Sounds like a windows' problem, possibly too many progs running at start up or in the background

 

[GatorsFan]

Hello everyone.
I recently fixed a computer of mine that was really annoying to fix.
The computer uses 16GB of DDR3 ram which all of it shows up in Ubuntu but in Windows (10) 12GB goes to hardware reserved. I tried removing and putting the ram back in but it didn't work, is there a fix for this or cause of problem?
Thanks in advance.

windows does take some memory for dramless SSD's

 

[bob466]

I never dual boot...I always use a Virtual Machine for w 7...much safer and trouble free.

 

[APTI]

I agree, I use a VM for windows because there it will behave and not screw things up. Plus I have control. For the times I need windows that can't be run in a VM such as 3d graphic or some programming, I use a hardware dual boot which again keeps windows from screwing things up.