diff --git a/psutil/_psutil_windows.c b/psutil/_psutil_windows.c
index 0b5781ac17..97e2d130e3 100644
--- a/psutil/_psutil_windows.c
+++ b/psutil/_psutil_windows.c
@@ -610,43 +610,23 @@ psutil_proc_memory_uss(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) {
  */
 static PyObject *
 psutil_virtual_mem(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) {
-    size_t totalPhys, availPhys, totalPageFile, usedPageFile, pageSize;
+    unsigned long long totalPhys, availPhys, totalSys, availSys, pageSize;
     PERFORMANCE_INFORMATION perfInfo;
-    MEMORYSTATUSEX memInfo;
-    memInfo.dwLength = sizeof(MEMORYSTATUSEX);
-
-    if (! GlobalMemoryStatusEx(&memInfo)) {
-        PyErr_SetFromWindowsErr(0);
-        return NULL;
-    }
     if (! GetPerformanceInfo(&perfInfo, sizeof(PERFORMANCE_INFORMATION))) {
         PyErr_SetFromWindowsErr(0);
         return NULL;
     }
+    // values are size_t, widen to long long
     pageSize = perfInfo.PageSize;
     totalPhys = perfInfo.PhysicalTotal * pageSize;
     availPhys = perfInfo.PhysicalAvailable * pageSize;
-    totalPageFile = perfInfo.CommitLimit * pageSize;
-    usedPageFile = perfInfo.CommitTotal * pageSize;
-    // PERFORMANCE_INFORMATION values are defined as SIZE_T which on 64bits
-    // is an (unsigned long long) and on 32bits is an (unsigned int).
-#if defined(_WIN64)
-    return Py_BuildValue("(LLLLLL)",
-                         (unsigned long long) totalPhys,
-                         (unsigned long long) availPhys,
-                         (unsigned long long) totalPageFile,
-                         (unsigned long long) (totalPageFile - usedPageFile),
-                         memInfo.ullTotalVirtual,
-                         memInfo.ullAvailVirtual);
-#else
-    return Py_BuildValue("(IIIILL)",
-                         (unsigned int) totalPhys,
-                         (unsigned int) availPhys,
-                         (unsigned int) totalPageFile,
-                         (unsigned int) (totalPageFile - usedPageFile),
-                         memInfo.ullTotalVirtual,
-                         memInfo.ullAvailVirtual);
-#endif
+    totalSys = perfInfo.CommitLimit * pageSize;
+    availSys = totalSys - perfInfo.CommitTotal * pageSize;
+    return Py_BuildValue("(LLLL)",
+                         totalPhys,
+                         availPhys,
+                         totalSys,
+                         availSys);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/psutil/_pswindows.py b/psutil/_pswindows.py
index 7d882b7747..352e1b8567 100644
--- a/psutil/_pswindows.py
+++ b/psutil/_pswindows.py
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ def getpagesize():
 def virtual_memory():
     """System virtual memory as a namedtuple."""
     mem = cext.virtual_mem()
-    totphys, availphys, totpagef, availpagef, totvirt, freevirt = mem
+    totphys, availphys, totsys, availsys = mem
     #
     total = totphys
     avail = availphys
@@ -248,8 +248,7 @@ def swap_memory():
     total_system = mem[2]
     free_system = mem[3]
 
-    # Despite the name PageFile refers to total system memory here
-    # thus physical memory values need to be subtracted to get swap values
+    # physical memory values need to be substracted to get swap values
     total = total_system - total_phys
     free = min(total, free_system - free_phys)
     used = total - free