Configure Maximum Powershell Memory (MaxMemoryPerShellMB) in Windows Server

Method#1

Use below Powershell CLI command to configure maximum powershell memory.

PS C:\> sl WSMan:\localhost\Shell

PS WSMan:\localhost\Shell> dir


   WSManConfig: Microsoft.WSMan.Management\WSMan::localhost\Shell

Type            Name                           SourceOfValue   Value
----            ----                           -------------   -----
System.String   AllowRemoteShellAccess                         true
System.String   IdleTimeout                                    7200000
System.String   MaxConcurrentUsers                             10
System.String   MaxShellRunTime                                2147483647
System.String   MaxProcessesPerShell                           25
System.String   MaxMemoryPerShellMB                            512
System.String   MaxShellsPerUser                               30


PS WSMan:\localhost\Shell> Set-Item .\MaxMemoryPerShellMB 1024

Method#2

Other PowerCLI commands can also be use to check and configure powershell Memory. Open Powershell CLI. Run below commands.

Get-Item WSMan:\localhost\Shell\MaxMemoryPerShellMB

Set-Item WSMan:\localhost\Shell\MaxMemoryPerShellMB 1024

Method#3

You can also configure powershell Memory through batch command. Open CMD and run below command to configure it.

winrm.cmd set winrm/config/winrs @{MaxMemoryPerShellMB="1024"}

Method#4

You can also configure MaxMemoryPerShellMB in multiple machine remotely by using below batch command. Open CMD and run below command to configure it.

for /f %%i in (servers.txt) do ( 
echo %%i
psexec \\%%i -s winrm.cmd quickconfig -q
psexec \\%%i -s winrm.cmd set winrm/config/winrs @{MaxMemoryPerShellMB="512"}
)