Virtual Memory One of the most frustrating and irritating things about Windows is the way that it can seize up for several seconds with seemingly random, pointless disk activity. This is caused by the way that Windows handles disk virtual memory by default. Windows loads drivers and applications into memory until it’s full and then starts to use part of your hard disk to “swap” out information, freeing up more memory for higher-priority tasks. www.techrepublic.com


A) First you need to know how much RAM your system has.
    Start Menu > Run... > MSINFO32 > ("Total Physical Memory" is RAM)



B) Optimizing your Virtual Memory for better performance.
    Start Menu > Run... > SYSDM.CPL > Advanced > Performance Settings >           Advanced > Virtual Memory Change > Custom Size > Set     (see picture)


*typically minimum should be 1.5X your RAM and maximum should be 3X your RAM.