Question pagefile.sys is gone

[erolkayar]

Hi,

I was trying to increase virtual memory on Windows 11, but did something wrong, now "pagefile.sys" gone.
When I try to check "Automatically manage paging file..." or check "System managed size", and clicked ok, but nothing happens.
After every restart, this is what I get.

https://imgur.com/doQ4NYL

View: https://imgur.com/doQ4NYL


What should I do?

 

[ex_bubblehead]

Did you also check the box in the upper left corner?

 

[erolkayar]

Did you also check the box in the upper left corner?

Yes

This is how it looks before I click "OK".

https://imgur.com/a/yDNadGU

View: https://imgur.com/a/yDNadGU

 

[ex_bubblehead]

Run a system file check:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...-windows-365e0031-36b1-6031-f804-8fd86e0ef4ca
and report the results.

 

[erolkayar]

Run a system file check:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...-windows-365e0031-36b1-6031-f804-8fd86e0ef4ca
and report the results.

Here are the results. I will try to create more space in C driver and will try again.


C:\Windows\System32>DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.22621.2792

Image Version: 10.0.22631.4317

[===========================84.9%================= ]
[===========================88.7%=================== ]
[==========================100.0%==========================] The restore operation completed successfully.
The operation completed successfully.

C:\Windows\System32>sfc /scannow

Beginning system scan. This process will take some time.

Beginning verification phase of system scan.
Verification 100% complete.

Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files and successfully repaired them.
For online repairs, details are included in the CBS log file located at
windir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For example C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For offline
repairs, details are included in the log file provided by the /OFFLOGFILE flag.

C:\Windows\System32>

 

[CountMike]

Can't have it in 2 places, turn off one on second drive first.

 

[ex_bubblehead]

Can't have it in 2 places, turn off one on second drive first.

Yes, the page file CAN exist on more than one drive and has always been this way. At one time it was recommended that the page file be set up on all drives (one per physical drive) to improve paging performance. Windows would then choose the file on the currently least busy drive.

 

[SkyNetRising]

I was trying to increase virtual memory on Windows 11, but did something wrong, now "pagefile.sys" gone.

It's not gone.
You have pagefile on drive D : .

What should I do?

Size of pagefile on drive D : is insane. You have 46GB pagefile!!!
Set pagefile on drive D : to custom size, 1GB initial, 16GB max.

On drive C: you can set pagefile to custom size, 16MB initial, 16MB max.
This will allow creating of crash dumps, if BSOD happens.