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Originally Posted by EricN /t/1522883/no-more-room#post_24498114
You can get rid of the pagefile entirely. Windows will manage just fine without it. Other than desktops that frequently have scores of browser tabs open and have a bunch of memory-hungry office apps idling in the background, the pagefile isn't getting used.
That's not entirely correct.
I would never recommend completely disabling the page file for a number of reasons.
Windows is designed to work with a page file, regardless of how much physical memory you have. It is
always being used.
Windows starts, but doesn't frequently use, a number of required services. Those services get paged out, freeing up memory of other purposes, including, but not limited to hard drive caching. But generally, it just frees up memory for programs you're actually using.
Also, with the page file disabled, in the event you do run out of physical memory, Windows will crash, and it won't do so gracefully. You hit the memory wall, and you're done.
Keep in mind, there are plenty of home theater related tasks that can chew up memory. WMC Extender sessions being the first thing to come to mind.
That said you
can disable the page file. I just wouldn't
recommend it. Especially if you have another drive in the system on which you can simply relocate it.