Virtual Box changing RAM allocation
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I have tried to change the amount of RAM allocated to a Windows 10 VM - host is Linux - but this doesn't appear to be reflected in the virtual machine.
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I have tried to change the amount of RAM allocated to a Windows 10 VM - host is Linux - but this doesn't appear to be reflected in the virtual machine.
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I have tried to change the amount of RAM allocated to a Windows 10 VM - host is Linux - but this doesn't appear to be reflected in the virtual machine.
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I have tried to change the amount of RAM allocated to a Windows 10 VM - host is Linux - but this doesn't appear to be reflected in the virtual machine.
virtualbox virtual-machine
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edited Dec 2 at 5:03
Ramhound
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asked Dec 1 at 16:05
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edited Dec 2 at 5:03
Ramhound
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Ramhound
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I have tried to change the amount of RAM allocated to a Windows 10 VM but this doesn't appear to be reflected in the virtual machine.
Your virtual machine is running a 32-bit version of Windows and has a 4 GB memory limit.
You will need to create a new virtual machine and install a 64-bit operating system in order to allocate 6 GB to the virtual machine. This requires hardware that supports hardware virtualization.
answered Dec 1 at 16:57
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Contrary to the accepted answer, our questioner simply needs to click over to the "Processor" tab in the machine "System" settings and select the box to enable "PAE/NX Support".
Note that if you do this on a VM with Linux installed on it, you may need to specify to install or boot a PAE enabled kernel. Check your distributions package manager and repositories. With Windows it should Just Work.
At that point, the 32bit OS can see a total of more than 4gb RAM. Any single process though will be limited to the 4gb amount of RAM it can have allocated to it though.
answered Dec 2 at 4:29
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In the author's screenshot, the author was attempting to allocate 6 GB to the virtual machine, but Windows only detected 3.50 GB. Based on the fact Windows, already detects 3.50 GB of memory, would seem to indicate the PAE/NX extended feature is already enabled.
– Ramhound
Dec 2 at 5:06
In fact, the author's screenshot specifically indicates that PAE/NX is already enabled. So my answer is actually correct, a 64-bit operating system must be used in order to set the virtual machine's base memory to 6 GB.
– Ramhound
Dec 2 at 5:09
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I have tried to change the amount of RAM allocated to a Windows 10 VM but this doesn't appear to be reflected in the virtual machine.
Your virtual machine is running a 32-bit version of Windows and has a 4 GB memory limit.
You will need to create a new virtual machine and install a 64-bit operating system in order to allocate 6 GB to the virtual machine. This requires hardware that supports hardware virtualization.
answered Dec 1 at 16:57
Ramhound
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I have tried to change the amount of RAM allocated to a Windows 10 VM but this doesn't appear to be reflected in the virtual machine.
Your virtual machine is running a 32-bit version of Windows and has a 4 GB memory limit.
You will need to create a new virtual machine and install a 64-bit operating system in order to allocate 6 GB to the virtual machine. This requires hardware that supports hardware virtualization.
answered Dec 1 at 16:57
Ramhound
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up vote
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down vote
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up vote
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I have tried to change the amount of RAM allocated to a Windows 10 VM but this doesn't appear to be reflected in the virtual machine.
Your virtual machine is running a 32-bit version of Windows and has a 4 GB memory limit.
You will need to create a new virtual machine and install a 64-bit operating system in order to allocate 6 GB to the virtual machine. This requires hardware that supports hardware virtualization.
answered Dec 1 at 16:57
Ramhound
19.5k156084
I have tried to change the amount of RAM allocated to a Windows 10 VM but this doesn't appear to be reflected in the virtual machine.
Your virtual machine is running a 32-bit version of Windows and has a 4 GB memory limit.
You will need to create a new virtual machine and install a 64-bit operating system in order to allocate 6 GB to the virtual machine. This requires hardware that supports hardware virtualization.
answered Dec 1 at 16:57
Ramhound
19.5k156084
answered Dec 1 at 16:57
Ramhound
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answered Dec 1 at 16:57
Ramhound
19.5k156084
answered Dec 1 at 16:57
Ramhound
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19.5k156084
add a comment |
add a comment |
up vote
-1
down vote
Contrary to the accepted answer, our questioner simply needs to click over to the "Processor" tab in the machine "System" settings and select the box to enable "PAE/NX Support".
Note that if you do this on a VM with Linux installed on it, you may need to specify to install or boot a PAE enabled kernel. Check your distributions package manager and repositories. With Windows it should Just Work.
At that point, the 32bit OS can see a total of more than 4gb RAM. Any single process though will be limited to the 4gb amount of RAM it can have allocated to it though.
answered Dec 2 at 4:29
ivanivan
1,14117
In the author's screenshot, the author was attempting to allocate 6 GB to the virtual machine, but Windows only detected 3.50 GB. Based on the fact Windows, already detects 3.50 GB of memory, would seem to indicate the PAE/NX extended feature is already enabled.
– Ramhound
Dec 2 at 5:06
In fact, the author's screenshot specifically indicates that PAE/NX is already enabled. So my answer is actually correct, a 64-bit operating system must be used in order to set the virtual machine's base memory to 6 GB.
– Ramhound
Dec 2 at 5:09
add a comment |
up vote
-1
down vote
Contrary to the accepted answer, our questioner simply needs to click over to the "Processor" tab in the machine "System" settings and select the box to enable "PAE/NX Support".
Note that if you do this on a VM with Linux installed on it, you may need to specify to install or boot a PAE enabled kernel. Check your distributions package manager and repositories. With Windows it should Just Work.
At that point, the 32bit OS can see a total of more than 4gb RAM. Any single process though will be limited to the 4gb amount of RAM it can have allocated to it though.
answered Dec 2 at 4:29
ivanivan
1,14117
In the author's screenshot, the author was attempting to allocate 6 GB to the virtual machine, but Windows only detected 3.50 GB. Based on the fact Windows, already detects 3.50 GB of memory, would seem to indicate the PAE/NX extended feature is already enabled.
– Ramhound
Dec 2 at 5:06
In fact, the author's screenshot specifically indicates that PAE/NX is already enabled. So my answer is actually correct, a 64-bit operating system must be used in order to set the virtual machine's base memory to 6 GB.
– Ramhound
Dec 2 at 5:09
add a comment |
up vote
-1
down vote
up vote
-1
down vote
Contrary to the accepted answer, our questioner simply needs to click over to the "Processor" tab in the machine "System" settings and select the box to enable "PAE/NX Support".
Note that if you do this on a VM with Linux installed on it, you may need to specify to install or boot a PAE enabled kernel. Check your distributions package manager and repositories. With Windows it should Just Work.
At that point, the 32bit OS can see a total of more than 4gb RAM. Any single process though will be limited to the 4gb amount of RAM it can have allocated to it though.
answered Dec 2 at 4:29
ivanivan
1,14117
Contrary to the accepted answer, our questioner simply needs to click over to the "Processor" tab in the machine "System" settings and select the box to enable "PAE/NX Support".
Note that if you do this on a VM with Linux installed on it, you may need to specify to install or boot a PAE enabled kernel. Check your distributions package manager and repositories. With Windows it should Just Work.
At that point, the 32bit OS can see a total of more than 4gb RAM. Any single process though will be limited to the 4gb amount of RAM it can have allocated to it though.
answered Dec 2 at 4:29
ivanivan
1,14117
answered Dec 2 at 4:29
ivanivan
1,14117
answered Dec 2 at 4:29
ivanivan
1,14117
answered Dec 2 at 4:29
ivanivan
1,14117
1,14117
In the author's screenshot, the author was attempting to allocate 6 GB to the virtual machine, but Windows only detected 3.50 GB. Based on the fact Windows, already detects 3.50 GB of memory, would seem to indicate the PAE/NX extended feature is already enabled.
– Ramhound
Dec 2 at 5:06
In fact, the author's screenshot specifically indicates that PAE/NX is already enabled. So my answer is actually correct, a 64-bit operating system must be used in order to set the virtual machine's base memory to 6 GB.
– Ramhound
Dec 2 at 5:09
add a comment |
In the author's screenshot, the author was attempting to allocate 6 GB to the virtual machine, but Windows only detected 3.50 GB. Based on the fact Windows, already detects 3.50 GB of memory, would seem to indicate the PAE/NX extended feature is already enabled.
– Ramhound
Dec 2 at 5:06
In fact, the author's screenshot specifically indicates that PAE/NX is already enabled. So my answer is actually correct, a 64-bit operating system must be used in order to set the virtual machine's base memory to 6 GB.
– Ramhound
Dec 2 at 5:09
In the author's screenshot, the author was attempting to allocate 6 GB to the virtual machine, but Windows only detected 3.50 GB. Based on the fact Windows, already detects 3.50 GB of memory, would seem to indicate the PAE/NX extended feature is already enabled.
– Ramhound
Dec 2 at 5:06
In the author's screenshot, the author was attempting to allocate 6 GB to the virtual machine, but Windows only detected 3.50 GB. Based on the fact Windows, already detects 3.50 GB of memory, would seem to indicate the PAE/NX extended feature is already enabled.
– Ramhound
Dec 2 at 5:06
In fact, the author's screenshot specifically indicates that PAE/NX is already enabled. So my answer is actually correct, a 64-bit operating system must be used in order to set the virtual machine's base memory to 6 GB.
– Ramhound
Dec 2 at 5:09
In fact, the author's screenshot specifically indicates that PAE/NX is already enabled. So my answer is actually correct, a 64-bit operating system must be used in order to set the virtual machine's base memory to 6 GB.
– Ramhound
Dec 2 at 5:09
add a comment |
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