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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Digerati" data-source="post: 52809" data-attributes="member: 384">Nope. I disagree with that. Windows will use the PF even if you have 32Gb of RAM installed. And that's fine. It does NOT mean Windows improperly stuffs data on to a slow HD instead of keeping it in fast RAM. Windows 7/8 knows how to prioritize. Still? No. 5-10 years ago? Yeah. Windows 7 (and now 8) memory management (and much of the kernel itself) is nothing like that of Vista, XP or before. Nope - don't agree with that either - at least not IF you are suggesting users should manually limit the PF file. I certainly agree 100% the best system should have plenty of RAM (8Gb is my recommended minimum for new dual-channel computers today), but leave the PF settings alone, unless you are an expert and know how to properly analyze your memory use. I've met Mark and have a great deal of respect for him and what he has to say. But what he said in 2008 before Windows 7 came out does not apply today. Users should not dink with the Page File setting unless they too are an expert in Windows memory management. And Mark is the only one of those I know. If you have seen ANY recent documentation by Mark that suggests users should manually set PF settings in Windows 7/8, I would be very interested in seeing it. But I don't think you will find any because Windows 7 is not XP.</blockquote>