Solved Page File Size


Caxtin

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New computer, Windows 11 Pro, 64 GB RAM, 3968 MB Page File.
Should I increase the page file size? If "yes", to how much?

Cheers.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 64-bit 22631 Multiprocessor Free
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell. Precision Tower 5810
    CPU
    Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-1607 v3 @ 3.10GHz
    Motherboard
    Dell Inc. Base Board. 0K240Y
    Memory
    Total: 16.00 GB Usable: 15.92 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Quadro K2200. Quadro K2200.
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster Audigy Fx. NVIDIA High Definition Audio - Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell Monitors SE2417HG
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    1TB ATA CT1000BX500SSD1 SCSI Disk Device
    2TB ATA ST2000DM008-2FR1 SCSI Disk Device
    2TB ATA ST31500341AS SCSI Disk Device
    Keyboard
    Dell Keyboard
    Mouse
    Vertical Wireless Mouse - 2.4GHz Optical Vertical Mice : 3 Adjustable DPI 800/1200/1600 Levels
    Internet Speed
    945 Mbs (Down) 32 Mbs (Up)
    Browser
    Google Chrome. Firefox. Opera.
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    TP-Link Gigabit PCI Express Adapter (Ethernet 802.3)
    Sophos TAP Adapter Provider (Ethernet 802.3)
  • Operating System
    Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-bit. 22631 Multiprocessor Free
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 15-3530
    CPU
    13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1355U
    Motherboard
    Dell Inc. 0122F5
    Memory
    Total Memory: 16.00 GB Usable Memory: 15.69 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    (1) Intel® Smart Sound Technology for Bluetooth® Audio (2) Intel® Smart Sound Technology for USB Audio (3) Realtek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Integrated
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    NVMe PC SN740 NVMe WD 512GB
    PSU
    Integrated
    Mouse
    Integrated
    Keyboard
    Integrated
    Internet Speed
    143 Mbs Down / 43 Mbs Up
    Browser
    Google Chrome . Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
New computer, Windows 11 Pro, 64 GB RAM, 3968 MB Page File.
Should I increase the page file size? If "yes", to how much?

Cheers.


With 64GB of RAM you probably don't "need" a page file.
It's probably best to just leave it as System Managed Size.
 
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My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Home ♦♦♦26100.3775 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦24H2 ♦♦♦non-Insider
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
    Motherboard
    Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 5002)
    Memory
    G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U3011 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
    WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    WD 8TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
    Cooling
    CM Hyper 212 EVO (push/pull)
    Keyboard
    Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-100
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox (latest)
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Internet Security
    Other Info
    Speakers: Klipsch Pro Media 2.1
  • Operating System
    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® (not in use)
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
    Memory
    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    up to 2048 x 1536
    Hard Drives
    WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
    Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
    Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
    Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
    Cooling
    ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-BT96a
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox 3.x ??
    Antivirus
    Symantec (Norton)
    Other Info
    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 15 years?
Hello, :alien:

No need. The page file is system managed by default, and will automatically increase in size if needed.

 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
    CPU
    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Internet Speed
    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
As the others have said, it's self managed and it's best to just leave it alone.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Beelink SEI8
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-8279u
    Motherboard
    AZW SEI
    Memory
    32GB DDR4 2666Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Iris Plus 655
    Sound Card
    Intel SST
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus ProArt PA278QV
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    512GB NVMe
    PSU
    NA
    Case
    NA
    Cooling
    NA
    Keyboard
    NA
    Mouse
    NA
    Internet Speed
    500/50
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    Mini PC used for testing Windows 11.
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Ryzen 9 5900x
    Motherboard
    Asus Rog Strix X570-E Gaming
    Memory
    64GB DDR4-3600
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA GeForce 3080 FT3 Ultra
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS TUF Gaming VG27AQ. ASUS ProArt Display PA278QV 27” WQHD
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    2TB WD SN850 PCI-E Gen 4 NVMe
    2TB Sandisk Ultra 2.5" SATA SSD
    PSU
    Seasonic Focus 850
    Case
    Fractal Meshify S2 in White
    Cooling
    Dark Rock Pro CPU cooler, 3 x 140mm case fans
    Mouse
    Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
    Keyboard
    Corsiar K65 RGB Lux
    Internet Speed
    500/50
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Defender.
On the same topic. On the two laptops below, do I need to adjust any pagefile?

Laptop A
Seven month old Windows 11 Home, 16GB RAM, with a page of of 1024MB.


Laptop B
A year old laptop, Windows 11 Home, 8GB RAM, with a page file of 1024MB

Cheers
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 64-bit 22631 Multiprocessor Free
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell. Precision Tower 5810
    CPU
    Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-1607 v3 @ 3.10GHz
    Motherboard
    Dell Inc. Base Board. 0K240Y
    Memory
    Total: 16.00 GB Usable: 15.92 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Quadro K2200. Quadro K2200.
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster Audigy Fx. NVIDIA High Definition Audio - Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell Monitors SE2417HG
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    1TB ATA CT1000BX500SSD1 SCSI Disk Device
    2TB ATA ST2000DM008-2FR1 SCSI Disk Device
    2TB ATA ST31500341AS SCSI Disk Device
    Keyboard
    Dell Keyboard
    Mouse
    Vertical Wireless Mouse - 2.4GHz Optical Vertical Mice : 3 Adjustable DPI 800/1200/1600 Levels
    Internet Speed
    945 Mbs (Down) 32 Mbs (Up)
    Browser
    Google Chrome. Firefox. Opera.
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    TP-Link Gigabit PCI Express Adapter (Ethernet 802.3)
    Sophos TAP Adapter Provider (Ethernet 802.3)
  • Operating System
    Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-bit. 22631 Multiprocessor Free
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 15-3530
    CPU
    13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1355U
    Motherboard
    Dell Inc. 0122F5
    Memory
    Total Memory: 16.00 GB Usable Memory: 15.69 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    (1) Intel® Smart Sound Technology for Bluetooth® Audio (2) Intel® Smart Sound Technology for USB Audio (3) Realtek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Integrated
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    NVMe PC SN740 NVMe WD 512GB
    PSU
    Integrated
    Mouse
    Integrated
    Keyboard
    Integrated
    Internet Speed
    143 Mbs Down / 43 Mbs Up
    Browser
    Google Chrome . Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
do I need to adjust any pagefile?
No. Current versions of Windows (10/11) are much more intelligent at managing, best left alone .. especially if you don't know/understand what and/or why you should do any tinkering.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 2xH2 (latest update ... forever anal)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Slim S01
    CPU
    Intel i5-12400
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GT730
    Sound Card
    OOBE
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 32"
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    512GB KIOXIA NVMe
    1TB SATA SSD
    PSU
    OOBE
    Case
    OOBE
    Cooling
    OOBE
    Keyboard
    BT
    Mouse
    BT
    Browser
    Brave FFox Chrome Opera
    Antivirus
    KIS
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 2xH2 (latest update ... 4ever anal)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion 15
    CPU
    i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics
    Hard Drives
    Samsung NVMe 512GB
    + numerous/multiple SSD Type C USB enclosures
    Internet Speed
    NBN FTTN 50
    Browser
    Brave
    Antivirus
    KIS
i haven't gone into a page file in windows and adjusted anything in probably 15 years now. It self manages just fine. It's a lot better about knowing what it needs that I am guessing that by changing some setting I will somehow get way more performance out of my PC.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Beelink SEI8
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-8279u
    Motherboard
    AZW SEI
    Memory
    32GB DDR4 2666Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Iris Plus 655
    Sound Card
    Intel SST
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus ProArt PA278QV
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    512GB NVMe
    PSU
    NA
    Case
    NA
    Cooling
    NA
    Keyboard
    NA
    Mouse
    NA
    Internet Speed
    500/50
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    Mini PC used for testing Windows 11.
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Ryzen 9 5900x
    Motherboard
    Asus Rog Strix X570-E Gaming
    Memory
    64GB DDR4-3600
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA GeForce 3080 FT3 Ultra
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS TUF Gaming VG27AQ. ASUS ProArt Display PA278QV 27” WQHD
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    2TB WD SN850 PCI-E Gen 4 NVMe
    2TB Sandisk Ultra 2.5" SATA SSD
    PSU
    Seasonic Focus 850
    Case
    Fractal Meshify S2 in White
    Cooling
    Dark Rock Pro CPU cooler, 3 x 140mm case fans
    Mouse
    Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
    Keyboard
    Corsiar K65 RGB Lux
    Internet Speed
    500/50
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Defender.
Thank y'all for the info!
Well appreciated.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 64-bit 22631 Multiprocessor Free
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell. Precision Tower 5810
    CPU
    Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-1607 v3 @ 3.10GHz
    Motherboard
    Dell Inc. Base Board. 0K240Y
    Memory
    Total: 16.00 GB Usable: 15.92 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Quadro K2200. Quadro K2200.
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster Audigy Fx. NVIDIA High Definition Audio - Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell Monitors SE2417HG
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    1TB ATA CT1000BX500SSD1 SCSI Disk Device
    2TB ATA ST2000DM008-2FR1 SCSI Disk Device
    2TB ATA ST31500341AS SCSI Disk Device
    Keyboard
    Dell Keyboard
    Mouse
    Vertical Wireless Mouse - 2.4GHz Optical Vertical Mice : 3 Adjustable DPI 800/1200/1600 Levels
    Internet Speed
    945 Mbs (Down) 32 Mbs (Up)
    Browser
    Google Chrome. Firefox. Opera.
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    TP-Link Gigabit PCI Express Adapter (Ethernet 802.3)
    Sophos TAP Adapter Provider (Ethernet 802.3)
  • Operating System
    Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-bit. 22631 Multiprocessor Free
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 15-3530
    CPU
    13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1355U
    Motherboard
    Dell Inc. 0122F5
    Memory
    Total Memory: 16.00 GB Usable Memory: 15.69 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Graphics
    Sound Card
    (1) Intel® Smart Sound Technology for Bluetooth® Audio (2) Intel® Smart Sound Technology for USB Audio (3) Realtek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Integrated
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    NVMe PC SN740 NVMe WD 512GB
    PSU
    Integrated
    Mouse
    Integrated
    Keyboard
    Integrated
    Internet Speed
    143 Mbs Down / 43 Mbs Up
    Browser
    Google Chrome . Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender

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