How to Find Free Memory Slots in Windows 11/10 [Solution]

A PC, whether a desktop or a laptop, has a motherboard and this motherboard determines which physical components, i.e. hardware, can be installed on the PC. Think of it as a power board that you can connect multiple devices to. If your power board only has three spots, you can only connect three devices to it. With a motherboard, there are dedicated slots, that is, slots for different hardware components that you can connect. RAM slots are a common example. When you buy (or build) a PC, some or all of the RAM slots may be used. You can check empty RAM slots by physically opening your PC, or if you are using Windows 10, you can check from Task Manager.

Are you considering upgrading your system's RAM? You will need to know how many memory slots you have.

If you're using Windows 11, you can find your available memory locations in a few different ways. Whether you can upgrade them or not depends on your device. Laptops are generally more difficult to upgrade, but desktops are fairly simple.

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When purchasing a laptop or PC, we always leave ourselves the option of upgrading the RAM later. While it's easy to figure out on a desktop (since you can open the cupboard and check), it's rather difficult to find on a laptop. This article will look at different methods to find free memory slots on Windows 11/10 computers.

One of the key things to keep in mind when purchasing a new PC or laptop is to check its expandability options. Does your computer have additional RAM slots, PCIe SSD slots, or a hard drive bay? Having the ability to add additional memory later will help future-proof the computer and improve performance based on your workload. Although checking the number of RAM slots via the traditional method involves opening the system, there are also software ways to do this.

This tutorial will apply to computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running Windows 10 and Windows 11 (Home, Pro, Enterprise, Education) operating systems from all supported hardware manufacturers, such as Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei, Microsoft Surface and Samsung.

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