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How to Switch Virtual Memory to an Another Drive on Window 10?

How to Switch Virtual Memory to an Another Drive on Window 10?



Windows 10 offers countless useful functions and features, including virtual memory. The function is capable of modifying RAM pages within the hard drive to facilitate more physical memory. The function has numerous further pros, and if you wish to avail of them, then we will help you out. Users can use such esteemed functions by moving the virtual memory to another drive and enhance system performance. So, here are the steps to switch virtual memory to an another drive on Windows 10.



Switch Virtual Memory to Different Drive
If you would like to switch memory to a different drive, then abide by the given steps.
  • Go to the Settings option on your system.
  • Then select the System option.
  • You should click on the About button.
  • Beneath ‘Related settings’ field at the right-hand side of the screen, select ‘System info’.
  • You have to choose ‘Advanced system settings’ within the right-hand side of the screen.
  • Beneath the ‘Performance’ field, select the Settings tab.
  • Navigate to the Advanced button.
  • Beneath ‘Virtual memory’ field, select the Change tab.
  • You should untick the box of ‘Automatically manage paging file size for drivers’.
  • Beneath ‘Paging file size for each drive’ field, choose to drive C.
  • Thereafter, choose the option No paging file.
  • Go to the Set tab.
  • You should click on the Yes tab.
  • Go to the drive you would like to use for paging file.
  • Navigate to ‘System managed size’.
  • Then click on the Set button.
  • You have to choose the OK tab.
  • Select the Apply tab.
  • You should click on the OK tab.
  • Now, you have to reboot the computer.
  • Finally, after finishing the directions, Windows 10 will make a new pagefile.sys file automatically, including the virtual memory content in the new location to advance performance.
Verify Virtual Memory
If you wish to verify virtual memory, then pursue the given instructions.
  • Navigate to the File Explorer and launch it.
  • You should select the This PC within the left-hand side panel of the screen.
  • Beneath Devices and drives field, twice click to launch the drive which is now saving the paging file.
  • You have to select the View button.
  • Then tick the box of Hidden items.
  • You should click on the Options tab.
  • Thereafter choose the View button.
  • Beneath, Advanced settings’ field, untick the box of ‘Hide protected operating system files’.
  • You should go to the OK tab.
  • Next, click on the Apply tab.
  • Later, you have to select the OK tab.
  • Finally, verify the present ‘pagefile.sys’ file.
Emily Williams  is a Microsoft Office expert and has been working in the technical industry since 2002. As a technical expert, she has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as office.com/setup.
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