It is a known fact that anything that runs in the RAM will be much faster than something that has to access the hard disk or the virtual memory. The same is the case with the Windows Kernel which is the heart of Windows.
Normally the kernel uses the slower Paging Executive functions to run. But if you could somehow make it run from the RAM then you can really get a considerable boost in your computer speed. Here is how you can do that with just a simple Registry hack. But this hack is advisable only if you have atleast 256 MB of RAM.
Note: Always make a backup of your registry before attempting any kind of changes to it.
Go to Start>Run. Type ‘Regedit‘ and hit enter.
In the registry editor go to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\DisablePagingExecutive and change the value to “1“.
Close the editor and restart Windows. Your computer should perform faster now.
If for some reason you want to revert back, just change the value back to ‘0‘.
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i couldnt find this key in my registry ..+
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management
the only option under memory management is PrefetchParameters
: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters
@Atul: If the key does not exist you can create a new key by the name ‘DisablePagingExecutive’ under Memory Management and set it’s value to 1.
doenst seems to make any diffrence ..
The key is inside the Memory Management folder, alongside the sub folder Prefetch Parameters.
On the left window pane, select Memory Management. Now in the right window pane look for the DPE key.
Thanks Suresh.
I have read this proposed action in s several places. I have not found anyone who has successfully used it. I have tried it three or more times, and it never makes a difference in the amount of kernel in RAM or on disk. The amounts remain the same. Typical kernel is 200MB paged and 29MB unpaged. These numbers may change with time, but appear to be independent of the registry entry described above.
I would really like to be able to try this change. Does anyone have a suggestion as to how to make it work?
The authors description of this setting is confused and best ignored. The setting applies only to a small portion of the kernel. Paging of the kernel is no different than that of anything else. Code and data that is frequently accessed will be kept in RAM, while that which is not will be unloaded to disk. This is known as paging and is as normal and necessary as breathing is to you and I. This was designed to enhance system performance and it works very well. The “DisablePagingExecutive” setting prevents this normal behaviour for a small portion of the kernel. If memory is adequate this will do very little if anything. If memory is short the setting will probably impair performance. The setting was primarily intended for servers with a small and well defined application load. It is generally not useful on wokstations. Larry Miller, Microsoft MCSA