I'm running a PC with a SSD and 16GB RAM. I recently moved the pagefile to the SSD (set to System Managed) since this appears to be a reasonable option with modern SSDs.
I had a system crash whilst experimenting with overclocking and initially couldn't work out why the page file increased to 16GB on my SSD.
I discovered the answer here: Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012: Automatic Memory Dump - Ask the Core Team - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
For the next 4 weeks after a crash, the system managed page file will have a minimum size at least the size of the amount of ram in the system - 16GB in my case.
I deleted the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl\LastCrashTime and the page file is now back to its former System Managed size - 2432MB in my case.
I hope this tip helps anyone mystified by the same issue.
I had a system crash whilst experimenting with overclocking and initially couldn't work out why the page file increased to 16GB on my SSD.
I discovered the answer here: Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012: Automatic Memory Dump - Ask the Core Team - Site Home - TechNet Blogs
For the next 4 weeks after a crash, the system managed page file will have a minimum size at least the size of the amount of ram in the system - 16GB in my case.
I deleted the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl\LastCrashTime and the page file is now back to its former System Managed size - 2432MB in my case.
I hope this tip helps anyone mystified by the same issue.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 64 bit
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Home Build
- CPU
- Intel i3570K
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-77X-UD5H
- Memory
- 16 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Sapphire R9 280X Toxic
- Sound Card
- Realtek on motherboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Viewsonic VP2770
- Screen Resolution
- 2560 x 1440
- Hard Drives
- Intel 520 180GB SSD
Seagate 2T HDD
Seagate external 1T USB HDD
- PSU
- XFX 850W
- Case
- Nanoxia Deep Silence 1
- Cooling
- Noctua NH-D14
- Keyboard
- Microsoft
- Mouse
- Microsoft
- Internet Speed
- 50Mbps
- Browser
- Chrome