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Virtual memory . Sometimes programs that crash or ones that are poorly designed will not return their working memory space to the operating system when they

ʹ re done using it.

Other programs that need a large amount of memory to run may fail because Windows cannot **// ʺ   see   ʺ  //** the available memory.

In most cases, a shutdown and restart will resolve this problem. Windows Knows Best If you still see the dreaded :

ʺ Your system is low on virtual memory ʺ message

The first thing to do is make sure your computer is configured to allow Windows to automatically manage the virtual memory. Go to :

‐

Start > Control Panel > System. Select

**// Advanced //** tab.

Under Performance, click

**// Settings. //**

Select the

**// Advanced //** tab.

Under Virtual memory, click

**// Change. //**

Under Drive [Volume Label], click the drive that contains the paging file (Virtual memory) settings that you want to change. In the majority of cases, this will be your C: drive. Click to select the

**// ʺ System managed size ʺ //** option, then click **// Set. //**

Click OK three times and restart your computer. When you allow Windows to manage your virtual memory, it should make the optimum amount of virtual memory available, by automatically shrinking or enlarging the paging file as needed.

 

