The virtual memory is a disk space reserved on a computer hard drive that may be used as the extension of the random access memory (RAM). Windows operating system utilizes the virtual memory storage if running applications exceed the physical size of RAM. The increase of the virtual memory usage is achieved by increasing the allowed size of the corresponding system file (“pagefile”). This post provide computer support tips to increase your virtual memory usage in windows operating system.
Steps to Increse Virtual Memory Usage
- Log in to an administrator account in Windows Vista and click “Start.”
- Click “Control Panel” and then choose “System and Maintenance.”
- Click “System” and select “Advanced system settings” on the left panel.
- Select the tab “Advanced” and click “Settings” in the field “Performance.”
- Select the tab “Advanced” again and read the current size of the virtual memory in the field “Virtual memory.” For example, “Total paging file size for all drives: 2096 Mb.”
- Click “Change” and uncheck the box “Automatically manage paging file size for all drives.” Select the radiobutton “Custom size.”
- Type the desired virtually memory size (in Megabytes) in the fields “Initial size” and “Maximum size.” Enter the same amount of memory in both fields to increase the system performance.
- Click “OK.” When prompted click “Yes” to restart the computer.
