Changing the page file location on Windows Server 2008

Arif — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:08:03 +0000

Part of SQL Server installation, I had to decide where to put the page file. It is always advisable to have the page file in a different location, ie disk, than the operating system. The page file should ideally be located on a fast drive to improve performance. The default size of the pagefile is around 1.5 times the amount of RAM available.

This is how I changed the page file location on Windows Server 2008:

Right Click on My Computer and click on Properties

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Click on Advance tab > Performance Settings

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Performance Options > Advanced > Change...

Select C drive and choose No Paging File

Select D drive and choose System Managed

I prefered to have Windows managing the size of it as I have plenty of memory and disk space.

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Changing the page file location on Windows Server 2008