My pc was only using around 1.98GB or the 4GB of ram that I have so I decided to go into the msconfig and change it like I did on the pc I had before. But this time I made a mistake. I believe I set the Max Memory to 0 because it now takes my computer a very long time to start up. I'm wondering if anyone could help me find a solution, such as how to system restore or fix it in the BIOS?
Thanks,
Hello Hanable, and welcome to Ten Forums. :)
Other than changing it back after Windows finally starts up, or you could do a system restore at boot using a restore point dated before you made this change to undo it.
System Restore Windows 10 Performance Maintenance Tutorials
When you boot Windows USB - go to Repair - Troubleshooting - CMD - try to run those:
When you enter just "bcdedit", you should actually see, what setting is used as well as your identifier.Code:bcdedit /deletevalue {current} removememory bcdedit /deletevalue {current} truncatememory bcdedit /deletevalue {default} removememory bcdedit /deletevalue {default} truncatememory
Boot Parameters to Manipulate Memory | Microsoft DocsCode:bcdedit /deletevalue {identifier} removememory bcdedit /deletevalue {identifier} truncatememory
If you still can boot into windows then just open the admin command prompt and type:
bcdedit /deletevalue {default} truncatememory
Then reboot
FYI, You should leave everything unchecked from msconfig.
Windows default is to use max values available.
The only time you'd set it to lower # for diagnostic purpose.
SO lets say my pc is using .98GB of ram right now and it is normally started out using 1.98GB if i enter bcdedit /deletevalue {defualt truncatememory it will go back to the 1.98GB?
You can boot Windows Setup from USB/DVD without booting Windows and open CMD from there.
Open Command Prompt at Boot in Windows 10 General Tips Tutorials
ive done that I just wanna know if
bcdedit /deletevalue {defualt} truncatememory
will change my memory usage back to normal
To add, use the Command Prompt to Run as Administrator. Start, W section, System, right-click Command Prompt and Run as Administrator. Once it is open, showing on the Taskbar, I like to right-click that icon and Pin to Taskbar. PowerShell is the replacement and I'm trying to learn it but the familiar things tend to work faster for me.
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