By default, virtual machines perform checks to ensure that the amount of memory allocated to running virtual machines plus an overhead does not exceed the limits imposed by the user or by Workstation defaults. By default, memory limits are set to be the host physical memory minus some realistic amount of memory for the host operating system. Not only can you change memory limits, you can also disable memory checks to:
Warning: Disabling the memory limits check can result in poor performance for both the host operating system and guest operating systems. Disabling memory checks can also result in system crashes, low memory warnings, or processes in the host abnormally terminating.
To disable memory checks performed by virtual machines:
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