Disable Virtual Memory

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Can I disable Virtual Memory if I have A RAM Memory More
Than 512 M.B. ?
and if i can, is it will increase the windows performance?

Thank you for helpness
 
No. Do not disable virtual memory. Disabling it will certainly not increase
your window performance. decrease it, yes but it certainly won't increase
it.
 
The said:
Can I disable Virtual Memory if I have A RAM Memory More
Than 512 M.B. ?
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Technically yes, but it's not a good idea. Many programs expect to have
virtual memory available even if it's not used.
and if i can, is it will increase the windows performance?
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Not really. A benchmarking program might show a difference, but
real-world performance will feel the same. The only time it makes a
noticeable difference is if Windows increases the size of the swapfile
and starts some disk thrashing which will slow things down.

You can set a fixed swapfile (virtual memory) size so Windows doesn't
have to resize it, and that will produce similar results to disabling
it. Something in the range of 512-1024 megs should be fine for many
users, depending on your usage of course.
 
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Bill said:
Technically yes, but it's not a good idea. Many programs expect to have
virtual memory available even if it's not used.


Not really. A benchmarking program might show a difference, but
real-world performance will feel the same. The only time it makes a
noticeable difference is if Windows increases the size of the swapfile
and starts some disk thrashing which will slow things down.

You can set a fixed swapfile (virtual memory) size so Windows doesn't
have to resize it, and that will produce similar results to disabling
it. Something in the range of 512-1024 megs should be fine for many
users, depending on your usage of course.
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