Current usage of the page file space.
Current usage of the page file space.
Windows 7 will align with your RAM, Windows 8 closely adapts to your RAM or adjusts accordingly, Windows 10 will be either smaller than or equal to your RAM based on available resources. Windows should handle the size of your pagefile. Avoid interfering with it, and never turn it off unless you like the issues.
You usually choose a storage size and keep SSD unused while using HDD; matching RAM won’t affect it.
The issue stems from situations where the OS failed to recognize my HDD, causing slow performance and Windows problems. Trying to restart was difficult.