Windows Page File: What is it, is it Beneficial for performance and How to configure it

A page file (also known as a "Paging file" or "Virtual memory") is an optional, hidden system file and an area on the hard disk that Windows uses as if it were RAM. Here we take a deeper dive into what it is all about and if it useful to customise.

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[tomghzel]

I don't understand, I have 128 GB of RAM, and I have a 45 GB+ pagefile if Windows manages. That seems wayyyy too much.

[EnvioX]

i agree actually with keep pagefiles ON and managed by windows...

[scrpld]

so should I have paging file or not even if I have loads of free ram? I mean does system still use paging file even if you got free space in ram? because I'm getting crashes in game when it is set to automatic but now I set maximum value bigger and it's not crashing anymore. really strange because earlier the game worked fine with the automatic settings.

[xozeintk]

100th Like and 10th Comment😊
And thx for the video

[kingash]

i have 16 gn ram and 30500 mb of page file min and max set to custom in my ssd, i usually work and game at the same time have 2 or 3 browsers open and lots of other background tasks when i open games i use mem reduct to free up my ram it will push browsers and other background stuff to my page file i will have all the ram available to my game, while gaming i saw committed usage upto 28 gb page file and ram combined

[hereticxhexen]

im using surfacePro with 128gb SSD & 8gbRAM
only have like around 8gb free space in SSD
& i really need more 2~3gb extra ram to run UnrealEngine games
& using SD card .. fail to read in the virtual memory list...

so if doing this virtual memory
on a SSD with 8gb space left
to get 2~3gb extra rams
whats the value's of the
initial size
& maximum size?

im really worried of putting some value that would put me in endless crashs
that i have to reinstall windows

[EnvioX]

how to make your managed ram 400++ ? i only have 6 GB RAM and "managed" pagefiles

[nnymu]

The best thing to do is just not touch this. You will notice ZERO difference by messing around with it. Windows self manages the size of your page file. This auto setting works fine.