Increase Virtual Memory to Let Your Apps and Games Have More RAM When your apps and games demand more RAM, Windows 11 uses some of your disk space as RAM. This is called virtual memory.

If you want to enable or disable Virtual Memory Paging File Encryption in Windows 11, you can use CMD, Registry or Group Policy Editor.

Close Unused Apps to Free Up RAM The easiest way to free up RAM on Windows 11 is to close unwanted apps. All the running apps consume your RAM, leaving less RAM available for other programs.