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 ...

Your Windows system uses the Page file (pagefile.sys) for virtual memory. It works as an extra RAM of sorts. The paging file improves your system’s performance and speed, but some users prefer to ...

Hypothetical system running Exchange 2013 on Windows Server 2012. I’ve a question about paging file size. On one hand, I almost always let system set paging file, plus Windows 8 and Server 2012 have ...

Microsoft has made a point of advertising the performance enhancements and optimizations being made to Windows 8. Although Windows 7 was well received and typically offered better performance and ...