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authorLehmax <Lehmax@users.noreply.github.com>2017-12-28 19:35:05 +0100
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2017-12-28 19:35:05 +0100
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Improved SeLockMemoryPrivilege part
I removed typos, changed the wording and made the whole thing more noob-friendly.
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# FAQ
## Content Overview
-* [SeLockMemoryPrivilege failed](#selockmemoryprivilege-failed)
+* ["Obtaining SeLockMemoryPrivilege failed."](#obtaining-selockmemoryprivilege-failed)
* [VirtualAlloc failed](#virtualalloc-failed)
* [Error msvcp140.dll and vcruntime140.dll not available](#error-msvcp140dll-and-vcruntime140dll-not-available)
* [Error: MEMORY ALLOC FAILED: mmap failed](#error-memory-alloc-failed-mmap-failed)
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* [Virus Protection Alert](#virus-protection-alert)
* [Change Currency to Mine](#change-currency-to-mine)
-## SeLockMemoryPrivilege failed
+## "Obtaining SeLockMemoryPrivilege failed."
Please see [config.txt](config.txt) under section **LARGE PAGE SUPPORT**
-For Windows 7 pro, or Windows 8 and above see [this article](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/ms190730.aspx) (make sure to reboot afterwards!).
+For professional versions of Windows see [this article](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/ms190730.aspx).
+Make sure to reboot afterwards!
-For Windows 7 Home :
+For Windows 7/10 Home:
-1) Download and install [Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17657). Ignore incompatiablity warning during installation.
+1) Download and install [Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17657). Ignore any incompatibility warning during installation.
-2) In cmd or power shell: `ntrights -u %USERNAME% +r SeLockMemoryPrivilege` (where %USERNAME% is the user that will be running the program. This command needs to be run as admin)
+2) Open cmd or PowerShell as an administrator.
-3) Reboot.
+3) Use `ntrights -u %USERNAME% +r SeLockMemoryPrivilege` where %USERNAME% is the user that will be running the program.
+
+4) Reboot.
Reference: http://rybkaforum.net/cgi-bin/rybkaforum/topic_show.pl?pid=259791#pid259791
-*Warning: do not download ntrights.exe from any other site other then the offical Microsoft download page.*
+*Warning: Do not download ntrights.exe from any other site other than the offical Microsoft download page.*
## VirtualAlloc failed
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