Almost all memory used up during and after extraction or installation

Judging by your first pictures, you seem like you run a lot of things at once so that's why I'm suggesting you look into your startup items; if you only load what you NEED to load at the startup, that will definitely reduce some of that memory. Keep us posted with that picture of the processes list.

You can see your startup items with this method:

1. Windows key + r to load a run window
2. Type in Msconfig
3. Look at the startup tab
4. Don't uncheck anything that you KNOW you need for example: your internet card/adapter, a virus scanner, etc. Some people might go against that but it's what I do.
 

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HP
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Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400S CPU @ 2.50GHz
Motherboard
PEGATRON CORPORATION 2AC2
Memory
6.00 GB
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Intel(R) HD Graphics
Sound Card
(1) Realtek High Definition Audio (2) HD Pro Webcam C910
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MAIN: HP S2331; Second: HP 2009m
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
(1) ATA Hitachi HDS72101 SCSI Disk Device (
PSU
300W Stock
Case
Stock HP Dv7T
Cooling
1 Case Fan; 1 stock CPU cooler
Antivirus
MS Security Essentials
Browser
Google Chrome/Chromium
Task Manager - performance tab, gives an overview of the memory situation that is simply not available anywhere else. There is no particular value that is important. I would really like to see all of them. In many case individual values may be reasonable but together they indicate a problem. Without this overview we are pretty much in the dark as to the true situation.

Many people immediately dive into the process list. But to me this is premature. By doing this you can easily become sidetracked and spend hours searching in the wrong direction. I have seen this on forums many times.
 

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HP
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Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
CPU
Xeon W3520
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia Geforce 210
Task Manager - performance tab, gives an overview of the memory situation that is simply not available anywhere else. There is no particular value that is important. I would really like to see all of them. In many case individual values may be reasonable but together they indicate a problem. Without this overview we are pretty much in the dark as to the true situation.

Many people immediately dive into the process list. But to me this is premature. By doing this you can easily become sidetracked and spend hours searching in the wrong direction. I have seen this on forums many times.

I took a screenie this time, no worries.

Judging by your first pictures, you seem like you run a lot of things at once so that's why I'm suggesting you look into your startup items; if you only load what you NEED to load at the startup, that will definitely reduce some of that memory. Keep us posted with that picture of the processes list.

You can see your startup items with this method:

1. Windows key + r to load a run window
2. Type in Msconfig
3. Look at the startup tab
4. Don't uncheck anything that you KNOW you need for example: your internet card/adapter, a virus scanner, etc. Some people might go against that but it's what I do.

I may have some unnecessary items there, but i sanitize startup items regularly.

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Here are the screenies:

During:
During - Imgur

After:
After - Imgur

I took process list, performance, ResMon screenies and Services too for good measure.
Also, someone wanted a Private(KB) sort so did that too
 

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Laptop
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Acer Aspire 5741G 334G64Mn
OS
Win7 x64
CPU
Intel Core i3 330M
Motherboard
Mobile Intel HM55 Express
Memory
4 GB DDR3@1088 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 320M 1 GB GDDR3
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1366x768 px
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AVG
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Chrome

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Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pr...Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400EVGA GTX 1070 OC
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Home made Desktop
OS
Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
CPU
Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3
Motherboard
ASUS X-99 Deluxe II
Memory
Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 1070 OC
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus 27" LED LCD/VE278Q
Screen Resolution
1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI
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INTEL SSD 730-240 Gb Sata 3.0/
PSU
EVGA Platium 1200W
Case
Phanteks Luxe Tempered Glass 8 fans/ one radiator
Cooling
XSPC/ Water Cooled CPU
Keyboard
Das 4 Professional
Mouse
Logitech M705/MX Anywhere 2-S
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100 mbits
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Microsoft Security Essentials/ Malwarebytes Premium 3.0/ SAS
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I.E. 11 default/Firefox/ ISP Time Warner Cable/Spectrum
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LG BluRay Burner/
Sound system-KLipsch-THX/
Icy Dock ssd Hot Swap bays.
Really? But it's just imgur, not a shady site. It was easier to just drag-and-drop 26 images in an organized 2-albums view instead of selecting them through a file explorer to be all in the same basket.

Here they are then, but personally, i think it looks messy:
 

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Acer Aspire 5741G 334G64Mn
OS
Win7 x64
CPU
Intel Core i3 330M
Motherboard
Mobile Intel HM55 Express
Memory
4 GB DDR3@1088 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 320M 1 GB GDDR3
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1366x768 px
Hard Drives
1x640 GB
Antivirus
AVG
Browser
Chrome
For starters I would uninstall AVG and use a much lighter virus scanner, pretty much this: Microsoft Security Essentials - Microsoft Windows

I also recommend just discarding the fences because you really don't need that program to organize your desktop or folders - it's taking up memory.
 

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Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit 7601 Mult...Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400S CPU @ 2.50GHz6.00 GBIntel(R) HD Graphics
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400S CPU @ 2.50GHz
Motherboard
PEGATRON CORPORATION 2AC2
Memory
6.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) HD Graphics
Sound Card
(1) Realtek High Definition Audio (2) HD Pro Webcam C910
Monitor(s) Displays
MAIN: HP S2331; Second: HP 2009m
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
(1) ATA Hitachi HDS72101 SCSI Disk Device (
PSU
300W Stock
Case
Stock HP Dv7T
Cooling
1 Case Fan; 1 stock CPU cooler
Antivirus
MS Security Essentials
Browser
Google Chrome/Chromium
You have a optimizerpro.exe running.
That may be causing problems as Win 7 doesn't need optimizers, registry cleaners, etc.
Can you completely remove or disable that and see how things look?
In my searches for Optimizer Pro, many sites listed are unsafe according to WOT.
 

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PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
home built
OS
Multi-Boot W7_Pro_x64 W8.1_Pro_x64 W10_Pro_x64 +Linux_VMs +Chromium_VM
CPU
AMD Athlon II x4 620
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H
Memory
6GB GSkill DDR2 800
Graphics Card(s)
AMD 4670 GPU + AMD 4200 IGP
Sound Card
on board Realtek ALC889A
Monitor(s) Displays
RCA 40" LCD TV, Insignia 32" LCD TV, HP 15" LCD monitor
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050
Hard Drives
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB,
Samsung F3 1TB (3),
Several others - WD, Seagate, Hitachi, ...
PSU
Corsair 500 W
Case
Rosewill mid tower
Cooling
CM 90mm rifle
Keyboard
Gyration wireless, Logitech wireless, Dell USB wired
Mouse
Gyration wireless, Logitech wireless, V7 USB wired
Internet Speed
Spectrum - 100Mbps D / 10Mbps U
Antivirus
Avast, MBAM3, EMET, WinPatrol
Browser
Pale Moon, Firefox, IE
Other Info
2 multi-boot PC's
Mainly HTPC/Office/Gen purpose (no gaming).
Trendnet USB KVM.
LG DVD burner/Blue Ray Player.
Tray system for removable SATA backup drives.

Not currently OCd, under-volted.
I use Hybrid sleep, rarely re-boot or shutdown.

Hauppauge HD-PVR, Avermedia PCIe TV Tuner, Hauppauge PCI TV Tuner.
Agreed with David.
 

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PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2120 CPU @ 3.30GHz
Motherboard
ECS H61H2-M17
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8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
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NVIDIA GTX 750ti 2GB
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NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device
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Generic Non-PnP Monitor
Screen Resolution
1366x768
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2 TB SSHD
PSU
700watts
Case
X-Strike
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What's this?
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TTesport Poseidon Z RGB (Brown edition)
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Cougar 700m
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300 kBps (shitty country)
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Microsoft Security Essential
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Google Chrome
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Road to Monster PC <3

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PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
home built
OS
Multi-Boot W7_Pro_x64 W8.1_Pro_x64 W10_Pro_x64 +Linux_VMs +Chromium_VM
CPU
AMD Athlon II x4 620
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H
Memory
6GB GSkill DDR2 800
Graphics Card(s)
AMD 4670 GPU + AMD 4200 IGP
Sound Card
on board Realtek ALC889A
Monitor(s) Displays
RCA 40" LCD TV, Insignia 32" LCD TV, HP 15" LCD monitor
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050
Hard Drives
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB,
Samsung F3 1TB (3),
Several others - WD, Seagate, Hitachi, ...
PSU
Corsair 500 W
Case
Rosewill mid tower
Cooling
CM 90mm rifle
Keyboard
Gyration wireless, Logitech wireless, Dell USB wired
Mouse
Gyration wireless, Logitech wireless, V7 USB wired
Internet Speed
Spectrum - 100Mbps D / 10Mbps U
Antivirus
Avast, MBAM3, EMET, WinPatrol
Browser
Pale Moon, Firefox, IE
Other Info
2 multi-boot PC's
Mainly HTPC/Office/Gen purpose (no gaming).
Trendnet USB KVM.
LG DVD burner/Blue Ray Player.
Tray system for removable SATA backup drives.

Not currently OCd, under-volted.
I use Hybrid sleep, rarely re-boot or shutdown.

Hauppauge HD-PVR, Avermedia PCIe TV Tuner, Hauppauge PCI TV Tuner.
For starters I would uninstall AVG and use a much lighter virus scanner, pretty much this: Microsoft Security Essentials - Microsoft Windows

I also recommend just discarding the fences because you really don't need that program to organize your desktop or folders - it's taking up memory.

I might give MSE a shot, AVG's been bugging me for a while, but force of habit, i guess.

I use only three fences and I have no issues like the described one during normal operation.

You have a optimizerpro.exe running.
That may be causing problems as Win 7 doesn't need optimizers, registry cleaners, etc.
Can you completely remove or disable that and see how things look?
In my searches for Optimizer Pro, many sites listed are unsafe according to WOT.

Didn't even know I had it. Must've been sneak-installed alongside something.
I use only Advanced System Care for cleaning, it seems to do the job and has a slew of useful tools with it (the uninstall tool is really really nice), so i keep it, but it's closed most of the time, unless I'm scanning at the moment.

EDIT: I'm just going to go on a mass-uninstall spree, I see i have tons of useless guff left on my PC.

I didn't see where this was suggested, so if you haven't tried a Clean Startup, give this a try...
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorial...ation-conflicts-performing-clean-startup.html

I'll try that one out later, right now I got some other business that requires the PC working properly.
It's time-consuming to replicate this, and renders the PC almost unusable.
 

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Acer Aspire 5741G 334G64Mn
OS
Win7 x64
CPU
Intel Core i3 330M
Motherboard
Mobile Intel HM55 Express
Memory
4 GB DDR3@1088 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 320M 1 GB GDDR3
Screen Resolution
1366x768 px
Hard Drives
1x640 GB
Antivirus
AVG
Browser
Chrome
Advance System Care has screwed up many of computers.
I would highly recommend removing all those tune up, clean up, speed up, ect programs
and let Windows 7 be Windows 7.
A program that I and many others consider worth having is Ccleaner. Unless you feel very comfortable in the registry do not use the registry section of Ccleaner.
 

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Home made Desktop
OS
Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
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Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3
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ASUS X-99 Deluxe II
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Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 1070 OC
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Asus 27" LED LCD/VE278Q
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1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI
Hard Drives
INTEL SSD 730-240 Gb Sata 3.0/
PSU
EVGA Platium 1200W
Case
Phanteks Luxe Tempered Glass 8 fans/ one radiator
Cooling
XSPC/ Water Cooled CPU
Keyboard
Das 4 Professional
Mouse
Logitech M705/MX Anywhere 2-S
Internet Speed
100 mbits
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials/ Malwarebytes Premium 3.0/ SAS
Browser
I.E. 11 default/Firefox/ ISP Time Warner Cable/Spectrum
Other Info
LG BluRay Burner/
Sound system-KLipsch-THX/
Icy Dock ssd Hot Swap bays.
...

I might give MSE a shot, AVG's been bugging me for a while, but force of habit, i guess.

...

I switched to using MSE and Malwarebytes from AVG several months ago. I like them and their straightforward interface a bit better overall.

I also like CCleaner and have used registry cleaning with it without issue.

Likewise, I also caution against using general "speed boost/optimizing" type programs. Windows 7 generally does a great job and doesn't need these type of programs.
 

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PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 7 Professional SP1 64bit, Manjaro Xfce, Debian 10 64bit Xfce
CPU
Intel i7-3930K @ 4.2GHz
Motherboard
ASUS P9X79 WS
Memory
Corsair Dominator 64GB Quad Channel DDR3 @ 1600MHz
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black Superclocked (×2, SLI)
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Sony Bravia 46"
Screen Resolution
1920×1080 (Full Screen), 1366×768 (Windows)
Hard Drives
Samsung 860 PRO 4TB SSD, Samsung 850 EVO 1TB SSD, Western Digital WD Gold 16TB 7200 RPM 512MB Cache HDD
PSU
Corsair AX1200 (1200W, 100.4A @ 12V)
Case
Corsair Obsidian 750D
Cooling
Corsair H110, 5 NOCTUA NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM Fans
Keyboard
Logitech K360
Mouse
Logitech M220
Browser
Firefox Developer Edition, Pale Moon, Tor
Windows doesn't need registry cleaning either. Registry cleaners generally cause more trouble than they solve.
 

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HP
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CPU
Xeon W3520
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia Geforce 210
I haven't had any problems with the CCleaner registry cleaner, and it has gotten rid of stuff that I don't need in there. So, generally, maybe, but in my case, no. I'd likely be fine without using it too though.
 

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PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 7 Professional SP1 64bit, Manjaro Xfce, Debian 10 64bit Xfce
CPU
Intel i7-3930K @ 4.2GHz
Motherboard
ASUS P9X79 WS
Memory
Corsair Dominator 64GB Quad Channel DDR3 @ 1600MHz
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX Titan Black Superclocked (×2, SLI)
Monitor(s) Displays
Sony Bravia 46"
Screen Resolution
1920×1080 (Full Screen), 1366×768 (Windows)
Hard Drives
Samsung 860 PRO 4TB SSD, Samsung 850 EVO 1TB SSD, Western Digital WD Gold 16TB 7200 RPM 512MB Cache HDD
PSU
Corsair AX1200 (1200W, 100.4A @ 12V)
Case
Corsair Obsidian 750D
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Corsair H110, 5 NOCTUA NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM Fans
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Logitech K360
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Logitech M220
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Firefox Developer Edition, Pale Moon, Tor
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