ERROR_COMMITMENT_MINIMUM 0x8007027B

Error code 635 · HRESULT 0x8007027B

WINDOWS

Your system is low on virtual memory. Windows is increasing the size of your virtual memory paging file. During this process, memory requests for some applications may be denied. For more information, see Help.

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What it means

ERROR_COMMITMENT_MINIMUM is a Windows error code (system error 635, returned as HRESULT 0x8007027B) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “{Virtual Memory Minimum Too Low} Your system is low on virtual memory. Windows is increasing the size of your virtual memory paging file. During this process, memory requests for some applications may be denied. For more information, see Help.”

How to fix ERROR_COMMITMENT_MINIMUM

  1. Run the affected program as administrator (right-click → Run as administrator)
  2. Check permissions on the target resource: Properties → Security → your account
  3. Check Event Viewer → Windows Logs → Security for the matching audit entry

Related errors

ERROR_COMMITMENT_LIMITERROR_CORRUPT_SYSTEM_FILEERROR_PNP_RESTART_ENUMERATIONERROR_DRIVER_FAILED_SLEEPERROR_DISK_CORRUPTERROR_TIMEOUTERROR_INSTALL_FAILUREERROR_INSTALL_ALREADY_RUNNING

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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