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Disabling memory checks for virtual machines

By default, virtual machines perform checks to ensure that enough free memory is left to the host machine to continue to operate efficiently. You can disable these memory checks to:

Warning: Disabling either of these memory checks can result in poor performance for both the host operating system and guest operating systems. Disabling memory checks can also result in system crashes, low memory warnings, or processes in the host abnormally terminating.

To disable memory checks performed by virtual machines:

  1. Select Settings > Host Reserved Memory.
  2. Click Advanced and deselect the Perform reserved memory limit check if you want to allow virtual machines to exceed the amount of memory reserved for them.
  3. Click OK.

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