Windows 10 experiences crashes due to a full page file, while the actual physical RAM isn't being used.
Windows 10 experiences crashes due to a full page file, while the actual physical RAM isn't being used.
I just tried back in to check if it resolves the problem. Drivers or other programs might be able to explain this, but you haven't checked tools like procmon and ramap yet.
Windows avoids switching from page file to physical RAM due to performance concerns. Tomorrow I’ll test using one of those programs and check how much memory it consumes.
Im pretty sure since its only allocating it, not using the space, there is no reason to store it on ram. Its just allocating the space so the program is garanteed to be able to use it if needed.
It could be unrelated to Windows itself, but depends on the software you're using. For instance, Adobe programs may not function properly without the pagefile enabled, regardless of how much RAM you have.
I get that applications and Windows rely on the page file regardless of available RAM, yet I don't grasp why the system fails to swap when the page file fills up, causing programs to crash.
Software architecture in general. Because the pagefile should be sufficiently large to manage all inputs, developers don’t need to create overflow functions that transfer data from the pagefile to RAM in reverse. (Personal reflections, possibly not fully accurate)
I adjusted the page file settings to be handled by the operating system on a particular 16GB disk. I configured Minecraft to reserve between 4GB and 8GB for the page file. It’s strange how Windows seemed to think it was running out of memory even though only the page file was full and RAM wasn’t. The crashes and screen glitches were confusing, especially since the RAM appeared to be sufficient.
Well, I'm not sure if this will actually help since it seems tailored for another problem. On the flip side, it might work for you. It helped me with stuttering in games, which somehow connects to the page file swap system. I tried Intelligent Standby List Cleaner by Wagnardsoft—maybe it could be useful. Honestly, I don't want to run my computer without it; things usually run better with it.