> In fact, I've been running Windows 7 with paging disabled. You should never disable the page file, no matter how much physical memory you have. Just set it t

> In fact, I've been running Windows 7 with paging disabled. You should never disable the page file, no matter how much physical memory you have. Just set it to system managed and it will usuyally sit around 1-2Gb usage. For explanations as to why you shouldn't disable it; https://superuser.com/questions/810170/should-i-disable-swap-file-if-i-have-lots-of-ram-or-should-i-move-it-to-a-virtua/810384#810384 https://superuser.com/questions/810170/should-i-disable-swap... https://serverfault.com/questions/23621/any-benefit-or-detriment-from-removing-a-pagefile-on-an-8gb-ram-machine/23684#23684 https://serverfault.com/questions/23621/any-benefit-or-detri... http://www.howtogeek.com/126430/htg-explains-what-is-the-windows-page-file-and-should-you-disable-it/ http://www.howtogeek.com/126430/htg-explains-what-is-the-win... The way windows handles virtual memory hasn't changed much up to Windows 7. Windows 10 changes it up a bit but you still shouldn't be disabling it completely.