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Keep kernel & drivers resident in RAM (DisablePagingExecutive)

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Sets DisablePagingExecutive = 1 under Session Manager\Memory Management. This stops Windows from paging kernel-mode code and driver working sets out to the pagefile, so they stay in physical RAM. On machines with plenty of RAM this can reduce paging-induced DPC latency and micro-stutter (a common latency-tuning setting). Trade-off: uses more non-paged RAM and gives no benefit on memory-constrained systems — recommended only with 16 GB+ of RAM. Reboot required. Reversible; revert restores the prior value (default 0).

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Official documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/kernel/locking-pageable-code-or-data

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