The pagefile, also known as the swap file or paging file, is a crucial component of Windows 10's virtual memory system. It allows the operating system to free up physical RAM by transferring less ...

In Windows 11/10/8, Microsoft includes a Memory dump option called Automatic Memory Dump. This is the default option set in the operating system. Windows 11/10 introduced a new dump file type called ...

I'm curious as to why Windows thinks I need a 50 GB swap file. I have a Windows 8 x64 system with 16 GB of RAM, an 160 GB Intel 320 SSD as system drive and some 2GB Western Digital spinning drive as a ...

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 ...

Okay, here's my problem...just built a new family machine. Loaded Win2kpro, office 2k, and set up 4 partitions. After I log on, I get a message box that says that I don't have a page file, and that ...