Monday, May 2, 2011

Enabling 3GB switch on Windows Vista or Windows 7

You want to enable the 3GB switch on the Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating systems.
To enable the 3GB switch on Windows Vista or Windows 7:
  1. Right-click Command Prompt in the Accessories program group of the Start menu. Click Run as Administrator.
  2. At the command prompt, enter "bcdedit /set IncreaseUserVa 3072"
  3. Restart the computer.
To disable the 3GB switch:
  1. Right-click on Command Prompt in the Accessories program group of the Start menu. Click Run as Administrator.
  2. At the command prompt, enter "bcdedit /deletevalue IncreaseUserVa"
  3. Restart the computer.