Windows 10: why is my pc faster after changing virtual memory file size?

I have a dell inspiron 7567 game, it's a pretty decent notebook and never let me down on games, but me and my coworkers noticed only yesterday that it was freezing when opening google chrome (to the point of freezing the whole computer). I have an antivirus and an antimalware, both paid, but i ran a few scans to make sure and checked the integrity of files with scannow and ran a maintenance through windows 10 security and maintenance and everything was fine.

I have 8GB of ram + 8GB on video card, so i followed the instructions of the mininum recommended being 1.5 and maximum 3 x the total of the physical ram of the computer and all that and the result was a bit smaller than the total available on the menu of virtual memory and in the second that i made those changes my computer was like fresh new again. But as far as I've searched, everywhere was saying that the pc becomes slower when doing this and now im lost lol.

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How much virtual memory to put to make my pc faster?

Hi elyasaf3

My name is Andre Da Costa; an Independent Consultant, Windows Insider MVP and Windows & Devices for IT MVP. I'm here to help you with your problem.

Virtually is not a way to make your computer faster, its a contingency in case your system runs out available main memory to store programs. Virtual Memory uses your local storage and its a little slower.

Here are steps how to increase it:

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/increase-page-fi...

If you really want to make your computer faster, you need install an SSD drive and or more physical RAM.

Information in the above link is sourced from a trusted Microsoft MVP blog.

 

virtual memory in windows 10 is broken?!

1-Virtual memory will never make your computer faster. It may in fact slow it down. RAM is always faster than virtual memory (page file)

2-The page file size is of little importance. General wisdom suggests making it 1.5 times installed ram. BUT AGAIN whether you have 20Mb of virtual memory or 20,000 Mb of it you computer speed will be the same. YOu may be able to run more things at the
same time but you cannot make your computer faster through it

 

Error: Low Virtual Memory on Windows 10, How much virtual memory should I program?

Hi,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

As you are facing issues with memory on your laptop, do let us know the following to assist you better:

• When exactly you are getting this error code?
• Have you tried any troubleshooting steps to resolve this issue?

I would suggest you to try the following steps to change virtual Memory on your computer and check if it helps.

• Press Windows key, type This PC and select it.
• Right click on This PC and click on Properties.
• In the left pane, click Advanced system settings. Administrator permission required If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
• On the Advanced tab, under Performance, click
  Settings.
• Click the Advanced tab, and then, under Virtual memory, click
  Change.
• Clear the Automatically manage paging file size for all drives check box.
• Under Drive [Volume Label], click the drive that contains the paging file you want to change.
• Click Custom size, type a new size in
  megabytes in the Initial size (MB) or Maximum size
  (MB) box, click Set, and then click OK. (Size depends up on the available storage space)

Note: Increases in size usually don't require a restart for the changes to take effect, but if you decrease the size, you'll need to restart your computer. We recommend that you don't disable or delete the paging file.

Hope it helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of this issue for further assistance.