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Windows Servers and VMs place the page file on the boot volume by default. Windows automatically manages page file and memory settings. Users do not need to intervene to optimize memory management. Do not change the default page file settings unless required for a specific use case. For example, an application vendor might provide guidance for tuning page file and memory settings to optimize the performance of a specific workload.
If a vendor recommends page file modifications to optimize a workload, also consider the following tips as part of the overall page-file strategy.