Windows 7: Memory - Set Maximum Amount Used by Windows 7

Brink · 25 Feb 2010

How to Set the Maximum Memory to be Used by Windows 7

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Last edited by Brink; 3 Weeks Ago at 12:45 PM..

billyc247 · 05 Apr 2010

I tried this but after the reboot it still says that I have 4gig installed but 2.00 GB is usable. I think maybe I should try to install and run 64bit?? Not sure. But thank you for your help thus far. Nice to find a place where people do give you some answers to questions...

Great post

Billy

whs · 05 Apr 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by billyc247

I tried this but after the reboot it still says that I have 4gig installed but 2.00 GB is usable. I think maybe I should try to install and run 64bit?? Not sure. But thank you for your help thus far. Nice to find a place where people do give you some answers to questions...

Great post

Billy

Go into Resource Monitor > Memory tab and look at the colored bar. What does it say all the way to the left (the gray portion).

karlsnooks · 05 Apr 2010

whs,
I like it. I'll need to remember to tell people to get the "pictorial" view. I'd always used MSINFO32 but consider your approach better for memory overview.

whs · 05 Apr 2010

@Karl, Yeah, with MSINFO32 (or SYSTEM) you get too much other info. May be confusing.

@Brink, thanks for the link.

karlsnooks · 05 Apr 2010

whs,
True

si8mon · 18 Apr 2010

Hey Brink. Very nice tutorial.

When I open up Ms config and select advanced boot. The default ram is 0. Is this normal or am I miss reading something?

Thanks Simon

whs · 18 Apr 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by si8mon

Hey Brink. Very nice tutorial.

When I open up Ms config and select advanced boot. The default ram is 0. Is this normal or am I miss reading something?

Thanks Simon

That's the way it is supposed to be.

Brink · 19 Apr 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by si8mon

Hey Brink. Very nice tutorial.

When I open up Ms config and select advanced boot. The default ram is 0. Is this normal or am I miss reading something?

Thanks Simon

Hello Simon,

Yes, that's the default setting as WHS posted above. When the Maximum Memory "box" is unchecked, then Windows 7 will use all available installed RAM by default. It's only when you check this box and select how many GB of RAM you want Windows 7 to use instead of the default.

devildog93 · 14 May 2010

Hi Brink,

I noticed the warning, that you will not be able to change settings back.

This is a permanent setting, or did I misunderstand.

Experimenting is probably not advised then?

Brink · 14 May 2010

Hello J.P.,

You will still be able to go back and make changes again if you like. It's a sort of misleading warning that it gives you. It would be better if it read that it saves your setting changes so that they are not temporary after a restart or log off instead.

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