Windows 7 RAM says only 16 GB of 24 GB of RAM is available

memory windows-7

It sounds like you are running Home Premium, which has a limit of 16 GB. You will need to upgrade to Professional, Enterprise or Ultimate to get access to the remaining 8 GB.

See Physical Memory Limits: Windows 7.

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