How to: Resize RAM in the Device Emulator

You can change the size of RAM to any value supported by the OS image. Use this feature to more closely mimic RAM conditions in the physical device you are emulating.

If you change RAM size while the emulator is running, you must restart the emulator for the changes to take effect.

Some images might not support the resizing of RAM.

To resize RAM using Visual Studio

1. On the Visual Studio Tools menu, click Options, click Device Tools, click Devices, select the emulator whose RAM you want to change, click Properties, and then click Emulator Options.

2. On the General tab, select Specify RAM size.

To resize RAM using Platform Builder

1. On the Platform Builder Target menu, click Connectivity Options.

2. Select Kernel Services Map.

3. In the Download box, select Device Emulator.

4. To the right of the Download box, click Settings.

5. On the General tab, select Specify RAM size.

To resize RAM using the command line

• Launch the Device Emulator from the command line using the /memsize switch.

  For more information, see How to: Start the Device Emulator.

See Also

Reference

Device Emulator Command-Line Reference

Other Resources

Configuring and Using the Device Emulator