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If you find yourself frequently using programs that require large amounts of ram or have an old computer that has limited memory resources you may find your system bogs down occasionally. To compensate you can increase your virtual memory in Windows. Virtual memory is Windows way of adding additional memory resources using your hard disc. When the available ram is low Windows will transfer part of the data to the paging file (virtual memory) on your hard disk. By default windows will set the size of the paging file to 1.5 times your physical ram. The maximum size you can be increase it to is 3 times that of your physical ram. Overall performance will slip if the file size is increased to a great extent, but if you frequently use graphics programs or other ram hungry software you may want to increase it beyond the default settings to compensate. To change your virtual memory settings
just follow the instructions below.

1.) Click the “start” button. Right click “My computer” and select “properties.

2.) Click the “advanced” tab and then “settings”.

3.) The “Performance options” pane will open. Click “Advanced” and at the bottom will be virtual memory. Click the “Change” button.

4.) The virtual memory window will open. Check the custom box and enter the value you want to use. Next click set and OK. Close the window and you will be prompted to restart Windows for the changes to take effect. Restart. You’re done.

5.) If your not satisfied with the results and want to change it back to the default settings just repeat the steps above and select system managed size, set and OK. Close and restart.

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