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IVMVirtualMachine::Memory property

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[Windows Virtual PC is no longer available for use as of Windows 8. Instead, use the Hyper-V WMI provider (V2).]

Retrieves and sets the amount of physical memory in the virtual machine, in megabytes.

This property is read/write.

Syntax

HRESULT put_Memory(
  [in]          long megabytesOfMemory
);

HRESULT get_Memory(
  [out, retval] long *megabytesOfMemory
);

Property value

Specifies the amount of physical memory, in megabytes.

Error codes

Name/value Meaning
S_OK
0
 The operation was successful.
E_POINTER
0x80004003
 The parameter is NULL.
E_INVALIDARG
0x80000003
 The parameter is not valid or is out of range.
VM_E_VM_UNKNOWN
0xA0040207
 The configuration is unknown.
VM_E_PREF_NOT_FOUND
0xA0040300
 The preference was not found.
VM_E_PREF_VM_ACTIVE
0xA0040302
 The virtual machine is running or saved.
DISP_E_EXCEPTION
0x80020009
 An unexpected error has occurred.

Remarks

The amount of physical memory in a virtual machine must be at least 4 MB. The upper limit on memory depends on the host configuration, but can be at most 3,712 MB.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client
 Windows 7 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server
 None supported
End of client support
 Windows 7
Product
 Windows Virtual PC
Header
VPCCOMInterfaces.h
IID
 IID_IVMVirtualMachine is defined as f7092aa1-33ed-4f78-a59f-c00adfc2edd7

See also

IVMVirtualMachine