Optimize the Windows Server Service

This setting can be used to manually optimize the Windows server functionality. By selecting the appropriate value you can optimize the service for memory usage, network throughput or a balance of both.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'Size' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.


Settings:
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\
parameters]
Name: Size
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: "1" = minimize memory, "2" = balance or "3" = maximize network throughput