Question I accidentally set my max memory to 0. how do i fix this?

[mrbojoh]

I accidentally set my max memory to 0. So I look up how to fix it and I get a 8gb usb and installed a windows 10 installer in it. Then I go to the command prompt and type in "bcdedit /deletevalue {default} truncatememory" in return I get an error message that says"an error has occurred while attempting to delete he specified data element. Element not found. ". If someone can make a video on how can I fix this please help

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Hey there,

I'm not entirely sure what you mean. Do you mean the drive/storage has been set to 0? If so, yes, you can recover this by reinstalling Windows.

Here's a video on how to do it:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbGkPYtXtmA
If you want to clear the drive completely, you can delete the partitions, and make a whole new volume. Be careful though, If you have data on that drive, you don't want to lose it.

 

[USAFRet]

I accidentally set my max memory to 0.

What exactly did you do, and how?

Step by detailed step, please.

 

[mrbojoh]

What exactly did you do, and how?

Step by detailed step, please.

I was configuring my PC to use more cores but I accidentally clicked on something and set it to 0. And then it blue screen

 

[USAFRet]

I was configuring my PC to use more cores but I accidentally clicked on something and set it to 0. And then it blue screen

1, "more cores" has nothing to do with "memory"
2. Changing that 'cores' value can only reduce the system performance. By default, it is already using the whole CPU...all cores, all threads.

 

[SkyNetRising]

I accidentally set my max memory to 0. So I look up how to fix it and I get a 8gb usb and installed a windows 10 installer in it. Then I go to the command prompt and type in "bcdedit /deletevalue {default} truncatememory" in return I get an error message that says"an error has occurred while attempting to delete he specified data element. Element not found. ". If someone can make a video on how can I fix this please help

You have to specify correct path to BCD store on SSD/HDD.
When you boot from USB flash drive, bootloader and (BCD store) from flash drive is used.

It may be necessary to assign drive letter to bootloader partition on SSD/HDD first, if it has not been assigned.
You can check assigned drive letters with

diskpart​

list volume​

and assign drive letter with

select volume x​

assign letter=Y​

To specify BCD store, add /store switch to bcdedit command.
Replace Y: drive letter with appropriate letter for bootloader partition on your pc ( if other than Y).

For legacy bootloader (MBR drive):

bcdedit /store y:\boot\bcd /deletevalue {default} truncatememory​

For UEFI bootloader (GPT drive):

bcdedit /store y:\efi\microsoft\boot\bcd /deletevalue {default} truncatememory​