IoPageLockLimit

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management

Data type

Range

Default value

REG_DWORD

0x0 | 0x1–0xFFFFFFFF bytes

0

Description

Specifies the maximum number of bytes that can be locked for I/O operations.

Value

Meaning

0x0

The system sets the lock limit to 512 KB.

0x1–0xFFFFFFFF bytes

The value entered takes precedence over the system default and is used as the I/O lock limit.

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The amount of physical memory on the computer determines the maximum lock limit. Do not set the lock limit above the following values:

Amount of physical memory

Maximum lock limit

Less than 64 MB

Physical memory minus 7 MB

64 MB–500 MB

Physical memory minus 16 MB

512 MB and greater

Physical memory minus 64 MB