Adjust Preferences & Virutal Memory


By clicking Adjust Preferences & Virutal Memory you will accomplish the following steps:

  • Select Search from the charms bar by moving the mouse all the way to the upper-right of the screen.
  • Type systempropertiesadvanced
  • Click systempropertiesadvanced
  • Under the Advanced tab, in the Performance section, click on the Settings button.
  • Under the Visual Effects tab, disable all unnecessary options. You can keep the following options enabled:
    • Show thumbnails instead of icons
    • Show window contents while dragging
    • Smooth edges of screen fonts
    • Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop
  • Click Apply


  • Click the Advanced tab.
  • In the Virtual Memory section, click the Change button.
  • Uncheck "Automatically manage paging file size for all drives".
  • Place a dot next to Custom size.
  • Set both Initial and Maximum fields to 1.5 times the amount of actual RAM that is in the computer (with a minimum value of 1024).
  • Click OK
  • Click OK
  • Click Apply
  • Click OK
  • Click OK
  • Click Restart later

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