How To Turn Pendrives And Flash Memory Into RAM: Windows

Windows: Running Low On RAM?  Here Is A Quick Way To Get Some Extra Muscle! Turn Your Pendrives Into RAM

 

Are you on a tight RAM? Need some extra juice for apps / games. This might help you a little on the problem.This will help you to convert the portion of Pendrive into Page Files / Virtual RAM. The OS utilizes Page Files as similar to RAM. 

Here is how to do it---

1. Connect Your Flash Drive/Pendrive

2. When Its Connected, Right click on My computer and select "Properties"

3. From the "System Properties" tab opened select "Advanced".

4. From The Performance section select "Settings"

5. Another Tab opens up.From which select "Advanced" Tab.

6. At the bottom side of there is a title labelled Virtual Memory. Select "Change"

7. A new window opens named Virtual Memory. Now select your Flash Drive from the list.Now enter a custom size and maximum size ( keep in mind Custom size< Max) for Page File. Then click on "Set".

8. Restart Windows after selecting "OK"

There You have it . Virtual Memory/ Virtual RAM is set up.

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