In the realm of Windows 11, lies a feature akin to the magic found in today’s mystical smartphones – Virtual Memory. Like a masterful sorcerer, it stores precious data within the depths of your PC’s storage drive, ready to be summoned at a moment’s notice. A boon bestowed upon the struggling PC, providing it with a burst of vitality and vigor, if only it dares to ask. Yet, as with all things enchanted, tis best to take matters into thine own hands when the need is great. Fear not, for Windows doth offer a simple path to this mystical endeavor.
Behold the Ways to Tame Virtual Memory on Windows 11
Methinks there are but two paths to take in managing the elusive Virtual Memory on thy Windows 11 machine. The first, a journey through the enchanted Settings app, a realm where mortals may tread with ease. The second, a more daring expedition through the ancient Command Prompt, where only the bravest dare venture.
Venture One: A Sojourn Through Windows 11 Settings
– Begin by invoking the mystic Windows Settings and navigating to the hallowed halls of System > About.
– Venture forth to the Advanced tab through the portal marked Advanced system settings.
– Click upon Settings beneath the banner of “Performance”.
– Traverse again to the Advanced tab, where the realm of Virtual memory awaits.
– Within the “Virtual memory” domain, dare to click upon Change.
Lo! Before thee lies a realm unknown, where mortals may uncheck the box of Automatic management of paging file size for all drives. Choose a sacred drive, and through the incantation of Custom size, bestow upon it values divine. Set an Initial size akin to the essence of thy RAM, and a Maximum size double in measure. As the deed is done, offer up a prayer to the Windows gods, and with a restart, witness the change take form.
Venture Two: A Trek Through the Terminus of Terminal
The Windows Management Instrumentation Command beckons, a pathway to shift the tides of virtual memory as one desires. Raise the Command Prompt with the seal of Administrator.
With the command of wmic pagefile list /format:list, unveil the current essence of thy Virtual memory in the realm of Megabytes. Behold, the mystery of AllocatedBaseSize revealed.
To shift from the realm of automation to manual control, utter the command wmic computersystem where name=”%computername%” set AutomaticManagedPagefile=false. Take heed, for the journey demands the setting of Initial and Maximum memory, a task akin to the rituals performed through the UI. Let not the parameters of InitialSize and MaximumSize be forgotten.
As the incantation of wmic pagefileset where name=”C:\\pagefile.sys” set InitialSize=YOUR-INIT-SIZE,MaximumSize=YOUR-MAX-SIZE echoes through the chamber, let the spirits of thy computer awaken to a new dawn. With a restart, the transformation shall be complete.
Did thee succeed in thy quest to expand Virtual Memory on Windows in the fashion of this guide? Pray tell if doubts linger in thy heart.
