Virtual memory or paging file (PageFile.sys) provides the normal functioning of programs in the WINDOVS operating system. It is especially effective to use it in cases where the possibilities of the operational storage device (RAM) turns out to be not enough or need to reduce the load on it.
It is important to understand that many software components and system tools are not able to work without swing. The absence of this file, in which case, is fraught with different types of failures, errors and even BSOD-AMI. And yet, in Windows 10, the virtual memory is sometimes disconnected, so then we will tell you how to use it.
Option 2: System Search
The search for the system cannot be called a distinctive feature of Windows 10, but it was in this version that this function has become the most convenient and really efficiently operating. It is not surprising that the internal search is able to help us open and "speed parameters".
- Click the search button on the taskbar or Win + S keys on the keyboard to call the windows you are interested in.
- Start enter in the search string request - "Representation…".
- In the list of search results that appeared by pressing the LKM, select the best match - "Setting the presentation and system performance." In the "Performance Parameters" window, which will be open, go to the "Advanced" tab.
- Next, click the "Edit" button located in the "Virtual Memory" block.
- Select one of the possible options for turning the paging file by specifying its size independently or making this solution to the system.
More details are further actions are described in paragraph number 7 of the previous part of the article. After performing them, alternately close the "Virtual Memory" window and "speed parameters" by pressing the "OK" button, after which it is mandatory to restart the computer.
This option to turn on the paging file is absolutely identical to the previous one, the difference lies only in how we moved to the desired system. Actually, using a well-thought-out search function of Windows 10, you can not only reduce the number of steps required to perform a particular action, but also save yourself from the need to memorize various commands.
Conclusion
From this small article, you learned how to enable paging file on a computer with Windows 10. On how to change its size and what value is optimal, we told in separate materials with which we also strongly recommend reading (all links are higher).