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Viewing the Pagefile location and status

The pagefile in Windows is virtual memory, extending the physical RAM by writing memory to disk when RAM is full or an item is not in use.

  1. Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
  2. Type sysdm.cpl and press Enter.
  3. Click the Advanced tab.
  4. In the Performance section, click on Settings.
  5. Go to the Advanced tab.
  6. Under the Virtual memory section, click on Change.

sysdm.cpl