Even then, the first things showing are updates. Just like my XP installs, Windows 7 is seldom booted into any longer, & that's only to make a purchase/conduct other business. More & more by the day, Windows 8 CP is becoming my daily OS, Windows 7 is beginning to feel old to me.
So far, Windows 8 CP 圆4 uses far less resources than Windows 7 Pro 圆4 does (Win 8 CP could probably run off other OS's waste & have extra left over). Had two 2 user licenses of SAS Pro Lifetime (total of 4), used the extra one on Windows 8 CP.ģ same active security apps, the main differences is in the OS's. Bought the MBAM Pro Lifetime license for Windows 8 (I have a total of 4 of these on different OS's). I'm running ESET because I had an extra install left of my 3 PC subscription. Which are as follows, ESET Smart Security 5, MBAM Pro Lifetime & SAS Pro Lifetime. SAS may be contributing to heavy RAM usage at startup on Windows 7, but not all of the time. That's with nothing but essential Windows services running & my 3 paid security apps (same as Windows 7).
If lucky, the CPU idles at 60%, RAM at 50%. This is a HUGE difference from Windows 7 Pro 圆4 on this PC, it's a total resource HOG.
LawaBoy, thanks for the tip! Didn't realize that SAS used that much RAM in the background, it's idling at 35%, my CPU at 3% (at the moment).
