How to change the virtual storage

Scope of application and presentation tools

Scope of application: WIN XP/2003/WIN7/WIN8 versions

Demo System: XP Professional Edition/win7 Ultimate/win8 Pro

xp/2003 system virtual memory how to set

Because XP and WIN2003 interface similar, so take 2003 system interface as an example, in fact, the operation steps and illustrations exactly the same.

1th Step: Click Run in the Start menu, type "Desk.cpl" in the Open Run window and make sure the Display Properties window is open.

Note: You can also open directly directly in the control Panel or directly on the desktop My Computer icon right-click Properties, more open method reference display properties open method.

2nd step: In the System Properties program window that opens, click the Advanced tab, and in the Advanced tab, locate the "Settings" button under performance.

3rd Step: Click the Advanced tab again in the Performance Options window that opens, and under the Advanced tab, under virtual memory, locate and click the Change button.

4th step: In the newly opened Virtual Memory window, click to select the drive you want to set in the drive, and then click Custom Size (C), the following initial size and maximum value after the text box can be entered, the initial size and maximum value to enter the number you want to set, and then click the "Set" button, Final and OK to take effect.

Note: In virtual memory settings Here are a lot of netizens doubt, this initial size and maximum value of virtual memory how to set the best? In fact, this initial size is the size of their real memory, the maximum value is 1.5 times times or about twice times. As shown in the figure above, the actual memory of the author is 2GB, the above set of virtual memory is the most appropriate.

5th step: According to the 1th to 4th step of this article is set up, and again and again after the determination. As the system settings change, you will be prompted to "Restart your computer for the new settings to take effect." ", the selection is after the computer restarts to take effect. The hidden files in the root directory set by the virtual memory after the entry into force Pagefile.sys will have a change in the relevant size.

WIN7 system virtual memory how to set

The WIN7 and XP Setup methods are similar, but there are some differences in how you open System properties.

1th Step: Locate the "Computer" icon directly on the WIN7 system desktop and right-click on the property on the icon to open the System program and in the Open System program window, select "Advanced system Settings" on the left.

Note: or open the WIN7 system Control Panel directly, and locate and click the system in the Control Panel to open it.

The 2nd step: After the rest of the operation methods and procedures are completely similar to the XP system, in the Open System Properties window, the default "Advanced" tab, click on the "Settings" button under performance.

3rd Step: Click the Advanced tab in the Performance Options window that opens, and click the Change button under virtual Memory in the Advanced tab.

4th step: WIN7 System and XP Perhaps the difference is that the WIN7 system in the virtual memory settings can automatically manage all the drive distribution file size, and the default is not the system disk. So generally we don't need to make some related settings.

Of course, can be changed, for example, we can check the virtual memory above the "Automatic management of all the corresponding distribution file size", and then OK.

NET Note: WIN7 system default virtual memory size is the current system real memory size, and virtual memory maximum value of the current real memory 1.5 times times, this value can be adjusted to twice times is also possible.

WIN8 system virtual memory how to set

WIN8 System can refer to the WIN7 system, the author in addition to WIN8 Professional version of the use of, temporarily not use other versions of the WIN8 system, but the author in the WIN8 Professional version of the virtual memory, but found that its operation method is completely and WIN7 system set virtual memory method, That is, the interface is slightly different and recalled.