Here's how to size page files to suit your computing needs. By Clint Huffman; 07/05/2011; Page files can greatly affect the performance and recovery of Windows and Windows Server computers. Incorrect ...

How To Size Page Files on Windows Systems. 07/05/2011; Page files can greatly affect the performance and recovery of Windows and Windows Server computers. Incorrect sizing of page files can lead to ...

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When your system runs low on RAM because an application like Firefox is taking too much memory, Windows moves the least used "pages" of memory out to a hidden file named pagefile.sys in the root ...

The recommended page file size in Windows is typically 1.5 times the amount of your installed RAM for the minimum size and up to 4 times the RAM for the maximum size.

The Windows 11 page file (pagefile.sys) acts as a form of virtual memory for the operating system, freeing up the physical RAM for higher priority applications, drivers, files, etc.

I checked the page file and windows had automatically set it to 18GB for some reason (recommended size was 5.5GB). I then moved the page file to my secondary HDD.

Because if Windows doesn't feel the need to use the paging file, it won't. It's trivial to add extra extents to the page file to grow it if needed.