Ed Cryer wrote:
I have a Win7 box and a new Win8 one. Both have 6GB RAM, but the
Windows-assigned page file sizes are very different.

recommended currently allocated
Win7 9130 6087
Win8 4079 1664

The Win7 seems spot-on to me. As for the Win8, well, I can't make head
or tail of it, and my instinct is to simply change it to 6GB.

Comments please.

Ed

i3 Windows 8.1 Pro 4GB Ram
Software running - 2 Windows apps, iTunes, Internet Explorer, Excel,
Windows Live Mail (Hotmail accounts), Outlook 2013, PhotoGallery, and
SeaMonkey (news reader)

Page file recommendation = 3419
Currently allocated = 640

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