How to change your virtual memory settings in Windows. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. While you probably don't need to ...

64-bit versions of Windows and Windows Server support more physical memory (RAM) than 32-bit versions support. However, the reason to configure or increase page file size has not changed. It has ...

From this screen you can change the paging file size (see image above), set the system to not use a paging file at all, or just leave it up to Windows to deal with—which is what I'd recommend in ...

How To Size Page Files on Windows Systems. 07/05/2011; Page files can greatly affect the performance and recovery of Windows and Windows Server computers. Incorrect sizing of page files can lead to ...

All programs on a PC use random access memory (RAM), but when there isn't enough memory to run a program, Windows temporarily moves information normally stored in RAM to the paging file on the hard ...

I checked the page file and windows had automatically set it to 18GB for some reason (recommended size was 5.5GB). I then moved the page file to my secondary HDD.

Let’s take a closer look at Swapfile.sys, whether or not you need it enabled on your Windows PC, and how to disable it if you choose to run without.