How to overcome the 4,095 MB paging file size limit in Windows

To create multiple paging files on one volume to overcome the 4,095-MB limit:
  1. On the drive or volume you want to hold the paging files, create folders for the number of paging files you want to create on the volume. For example, C:\Pagefile1, C:\Pagefile2, and C:\Pagefile3.
  2. Click Start, Click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.
  3. In the left pane, locate and click the following registry subkey:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SessionManager\MemoryManagement
  4. Find the Pagingfiles value, and then double-click it to open it.
  5. Remove any existing values, and add the following values:
    c:\pagefile1\pagefile.sys 3000 4000
    c:\pagefile2\pagefile.sys 3000 4000
    c:\pagefile3\Pagefile.sys 3000 4000
  6. Click OK, and then quit Registry Editor.
  7. Restart the computer to cause the changes to take effect.

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