The VMM is part of the kernel (or executive), not userspace. App requests memory, VMM assigns pages from RAM, page file, or backing store. If you wanted to seg

The VMM is part of the kernel (or executive), not userspace. App requests memory, VMM assigns pages from RAM, page file, or backing store. If you wanted to segment yourself and take over anything 'below' the kernel like the MMU, you'd need elevated rights. But that'd be some interesting programming. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture_of_Windows_NT#/media/File:Windows_2000_architecture.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture_of_Windows_NT#/me...