HarperZ9

Typo, meant to say when you run the test on Windows 7, watch those number be exponentially higher. My apology. But still hopefully it makes sense to one of you exactly what I am saying

@ZigZag3143 I found the deeper issue. It has to do with the coding of Windows 8.1 and Windowd 10 not allowing DX9 32-bit pc games to utilize more than 4064 Mb worth of video memory, NO MATTER WHAT. You can change the page file size all you want, but running a DX9 Video Memory test it shows 4064 on every test, then I run the DX11 Video Memory test, and it says I have 33644 Mb of Video Memory. And I am sure that seems fine considering that without special treatment almost any 32-bit program cannot utilize more than 4064 Mb. But through hard work and dedication a select few people made it possible to utilize every last byte of video memory for a 32-bit pc gaming application. All in an effort to make it possible to run games, SKYRIM in particular, with many graphic intensive mods. And this was somehow hindered in the transition from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1...and I can attest to this through research and through trial and error. I can guarantee for a fact that when I ran the exact same memory test days before I upgraded from Windows 7 to 10, that I was able to utilize all (roughly) 33000 Mb of video memory even on a 32-bit DX9 game, with those apparent 4064 Mb video memory limitations. And the proof is in the pudding whether windows wants to sit with their arms crossed or not. I can revisit the same in-game locations where I know was utilizing much more than 4064 Mb on Windows 7, and on Windows 10 and the game crashes to desktop every time in the same memory intensive location, where I once was able to glide into smooth as butter. I know it may not seem like a big enough problem for enough people for you to want to fix it, but the truth is there are many of us who would like to see a solution. Because the 3 most beautiful games in history, when modded, all run on that 32-bit DX9 platform. Not sure why the "silent" implementation of the limit was put in place, or may just be a bug, but I ask that you look into it without shrugging it off as stupid. Because it was once possible to exceed that 4064 Mb limit, and it no longer is on your two most recent OS's. And millions of people still play Skyrim to this day because it aged so well, and because of a thriving and active modding community still working to this day. Thank you for taking the time to read this and would appreciate some kind of response, whether good, bad or indifferent an answer is always respected. -Zain H ~~~~~This is the root cause of the issues with ENB and almost all intensive graphic overhaul mods. There is a strict memory allocation put in place either by OS or by Drivers, but this is exactly what I had to say to a Microsoft IT "Master" just a bit ago. Looking forward to a response. All it takes for proof is if you have more than a combined total of 4GB or more of not just VRAM but ram as well run Boris' VRAM size test on a Windows 10 PC, and look at that sweet 4064. Than run the same test on a similar computer with Windows 10 as the OS, and watch that number at least double or triple. I am willing to get a petition going for it here soon, because I am not honestly trying to pay for an External and another OS, for the opportunity to play my favorite games the way I used to be able to, when it should be easily available. If they want to end support for the other OS's I expect them to make this OS the end-all-be-all they claim it to be.