Windows 10: pagefile is reduces performance greatly

Discus and support pagefile is reduces performance greatly in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance to solve the problem; Because memory leak in windows, you can't get rid of pagefile completely. There are some programs, which are suppose to deal with that. But on occasion... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance' started by empleat, Nov 12, 2019.

  1. empleat Win User

    pagefile is reduces performance greatly


    Because memory leak in windows, you can't get rid of pagefile completely. There are some programs, which are suppose to deal with that. But on occasion i am maxed on ram, even i have 16GB RAM. And also some programs doesn't work without page file.
    I have pagefile on hdd, but i am installing from another hdd on ssd, yet my disk where is pagefile got maxed to 100% usage. And my system was completely unresponsive. Turned off pagefile and it is okay. Pagefile is so annoying i can't stop using it completely, but having it on is pain in the ass.

    It is so strange have 16 gb ram and my cpu and ram wasn't even maxed. So why the heck disk with pagefile gotmax out, from installing on ssd from another disk. And everything was unresponsive. Doesn't make any sense...

    :)
     
    empleat, Nov 12, 2019
    #1

  2. Clear Pagefile on Shutdown


    I've been looking into clearing the pagefile, and I found the following steps at a somewhat dated webpage:
    1. In the registry editor, navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management
    2. Set ClearPageFileAtShutdown to the REG_DWORD value of 1.
    3. Restart Windows.
    I'm just wondering whether those steps are still valid, and, if so, does clearing the pagefile work as advertised?
     
    gregyurkon, Nov 12, 2019
    #2
  3. Aera Rua Win User
    Reduced Pc performance after installing win10 home(preinstalled)

    Hi,

    PC performance may be reduced for a couple of reasons. It may have been due to high CPU usage of some software or due to some corrupted system files. We would like to gather more information about this concern to be able to find a fix for your concern, please
    answer the following questions:



    • Did you upgrade from a previous Windows version?
    • Have you checked your hardware and system requirements? RAM? ROM?
    • Did you receive any sort of error message?


    For the meantime, you can follow the steps provided in this
    article
    to optimize your Windows 10 PC for better performance.



    We’ll keep an eye out for your response.
     
    Aera Rua, Nov 12, 2019
    #3
  4. pagefile is reduces performance greatly

    Re-located Pagefile, Extremely Laggy Word and Windows Aero Animations

    Unfortunately Windows needs a local pagefile regardless of how much RAM you have to operate properly, I would suggest moving other less important files from your SSD to a different drive like documents, pictures and others.

    Besides, you never really want to operate any SSD at close to over 90% capacity, as you greatly reduce their performance by doing so, especially in older SSD drives, try relocating every directory found mind the Users folder to another drive by going to each directory properties and manually changing their location.

    Also, try uninstalling unnecessary programs from your C: drive.

    Good luck
     
    15th Warlock, Nov 12, 2019
    #4
Thema:

pagefile is reduces performance greatly

Loading...
  1. pagefile is reduces performance greatly - Similar Threads - pagefile reduces performance

  2. windows 10 21H1 update caused sound volume to be greatly reduced

    in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging
    windows 10 21H1 update caused sound volume to be greatly reduced: Unable to find a way to fix this issue. Volume is set at 100% as always yet external speakers connected via headphone jack are producing a very low volume at highest level.Windows troubleshooting test sounds are loud and clear. No settings have been changed, speakers are...
  3. windows 10 21H1 update caused sound volume to be greatly reduced

    in Windows 10 Gaming
    windows 10 21H1 update caused sound volume to be greatly reduced: Unable to find a way to fix this issue. Volume is set at 100% as always yet external speakers connected via headphone jack are producing a very low volume at highest level.Windows troubleshooting test sounds are loud and clear. No settings have been changed, speakers are...
  4. windows 10 21H1 update caused sound volume to be greatly reduced

    in Windows 10 Software and Apps
    windows 10 21H1 update caused sound volume to be greatly reduced: Unable to find a way to fix this issue. Volume is set at 100% as always yet external speakers connected via headphone jack are producing a very low volume at highest level.Windows troubleshooting test sounds are loud and clear. No settings have been changed, speakers are...
  5. Pagefile problem.

    in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging
    Pagefile problem.: When I set PageFile to Custom Set, less than my 8GB of actual memory, Windows automatically increase PageFile to more than 8GB?Why is this happening?How do I solve this?Should I delete anything in the Registry?Simply, Windows does not accept my CustomSet, why ??When I set it...
  6. Microsoft touts great performance for Windows 10 containers

    in Windows 10 News
    Microsoft touts great performance for Windows 10 containers: Windows 10X is much more than a new version of Windows 10, as it has been designed to interact with apps, files and software differently than Windows 7 or 10 do. On Windows 10X, every app runs within its own container to protect the OS from potential malware. Windows 10X...
  7. PageFile

    in Windows 10 Network and Sharing
    PageFile: I'm really in need of pc storage, I tried everything to empty the PageFile.sys at shutdown by changing the ClearPageFileAtShutdown value to 1 on the registry, and I tried to change it's location to my E drive where I have more space by nothing won't work the file stay in C...
  8. Huge pagefile

    in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance
    Huge pagefile: In the recent past I had to overcome unexplained OS size fluctuations. Then yesterday I got one of those dreaded popups saying I was low on space. I discovered that I had a 16 gb pagefile. Never seen anything like this. My OS partition is 40 gb (on a ssd), with 16 gb ram,...
  9. Adobe CS6 Bridge and Photoshop performance not great.

    in Windows 10 Software and Apps
    Adobe CS6 Bridge and Photoshop performance not great.: Just thought I would share my experiences with CS6 Master Suite on Windows 10 Pro (64) I performed a clean install of Windows 10 (64) on my main image/video editing system (I'm a pro photographer). I installed it on a Samsung 250pro SSD which I can easily swap out of my...
  10. Confused about effects of pagefile usage on real-time performance

    in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance
    Confused about effects of pagefile usage on real-time performance: Hello, I'm using a couple of PCs to stream audio for virtual musical instruments. Basically, there's a master PC that receives commands from a piano keyboard then sends those commands to the slave PCs to play back the audio associated with each key press. That process...