Cant Assign more then 8GB of RAM to VM [VMWare Workstation]

Loyepop

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Oct 20, 2014
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Hey trying to assign more then 8GB of ram to my VM (VMWare Workstaion) but as soon as I assign more then 8GB of ram it will just max out at 8.

Some pictures to help:

https://imgur.com/a/LAuNJ

Thank you and I appreciate the help
 
Solution


That OS cannot use more than 8GB RAM.
That may or may not be the issue...but that is a certainty. The Win 7 Home Basic is limited to 8GB.

USAFRet

Titan
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Yup....the OS can use no more than 8GB.