Battery Questions and RAM problems in TP S531

Hey there,
I got my first Thinkpad (S531) about a month ago and the good news is I really like working with a Thinkpad. However, there are a few things and issues that reading the forums did not yet solve.
First a bit of technical info about my system:
Model: Thinkpad S531
OS: Win 8.1 (self-install)
CPU: Intel Core i5 3337U @1.8Ghz
RAM: 6 GB (2GB+4GB)
GPU: AMD Radeon HD8670M (+Intel HD Graphics 4000)
1) Battery Life.
I know there are plenty of posts about this but I have a quite specific question all the forum posts I found couldn't answer: Does the battery at the point where the power level reaches 100% stop charging and power is taken only from the power connenctor? If so, is there a way of only charging the battery up to about 80% and then start using only the connector for power supply?
2) RAM.
I bought my Thinkpad with 6GB RAM installed, a fixed 2 GB piece somewhere fixed on the motherboard and a 4GB piece in a normal RAM slot. Now, I know that this isn't ideal for dualchannelling, but that's got nothing to do with this problem. Rather it seems, that Windows only manages to access 2GB, according to what I read from the Task Manager (screenshot attached) What can I do to make all 6GB accessible?

Hello Ihateallfruit,
It sounds like you are concerned about the Standby Time increasing using your battery excessively. Here is some info about what the Standby Time indicates and why it keeps counting up when the device is asleep from the article named:
iOS: About standby and usage time
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1805
View Standby to see the amount of time the device has been turned on since its last full charge, including the time the device has been asleep.
Here is another webpage that you can use to help optimize your settings to extend your battery life:
http://www.apple.com/batteries/iphone.html
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Sterling

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