Are video games stuck when I switch between tabs?
Are video games stuck when I switch between tabs?
The paged and non-paged numbers seem okay. To see where your pagefile is set, check Windows how-to guides or download a tool like CrystalDiskInfo to read smart data from the drive and test if it needs updating. Sometimes old firmware makes the pagefile messy with bad sections, slowing down the trim functions. Fixing this means updating the firmware or rebooting into BIOS to let the SSD run cleanup for hours. You can also try downloading RAMMap64.exe, looking at the empty menu items, selecting them all one by one, and then restarting your computer. Another way is searching online for how to delete the pagefile.sys file after a restart and change the registry settings (this helps stop malware and speeds up SSD trim). I will remove that registry fix once the real problem is fixed. Can your game run in windowed mode? Sometimes running it that way makes switching tasks much easier than full screen, which takes longer to start.
The drive is actually a fast SSD. I checked it using crystaldiskinfo.exe and my hard drives are current, so I cleared them out. The game where I first saw the issue isn't freezing any more when opening many tabs at once. I will try other games soon and hope this stops happening forever.