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What is the most effective way to configure virtual memory?
Computer type Laptop Computer Manufacturer/Model Number HP OS Windows 10 Home 64bit CPU Intel Pentium N3540 Processor Memory 4gb Graphics Card(s) Intel Hd graphics Sound Card Realtek Monitor(s) Displays 15.6" Hard Drives Mechanical Seagate hard drive 500gb Internet Speed 12 mbps Antivirus SecureAPlus Browser Firefox Other Info Ive been intrested in fixing and optimizing computers for almost 10 years, ive come a long ways and i plan on only improving the knowledge i have to not only make myself happy but others that need it also
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Hello smirk,
If you have enough hard drive space, I find letting the page file stay managed by the system works best.
If your Windows drive is a HDD, then moving the page file to another separate HDD will allow for a bit more performance.
If your Windows drive is a SSD, then it's fine to leave the page file on it.
Virtual Memory Paging File - Change
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Isn't virtual memory that thing I see all the time in Minecraft errors? Can a paging file get rid of those errors?
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Hello Zephandrypus,
Could be. You could test by enabling the page file, and leave it set to be managed by the system.
Computer type PC/Desktop Computer Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom OS 64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations CPU Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz Motherboard ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390 Memory 64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz Graphics Card(s) ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING Sound Card Integrated Monitor(s) Displays 2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27" Screen Resolution 2560x1440 Hard Drives 1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, PSU Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W Case Thermaltake Core P3 Cooling Corsair Hydro H115i Keyboard Logitech wireless K800 Mouse Logitech MX Master 4 Internet Speed 2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload Antivirus Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium Browser Google Chrome Other Info Logitech Z625 speaker system,
