How Much RAM Is Enough for Windows? A Look at the Pagefile.sys

In the root of your system partition, you may have obviously noticed a file that stands out among all others for its size. And in Task Manager, the amount of RAM could be more than what is physically available. In this video, we will discuss swap file: what is it, and how does it work? And how much RAM does Windows REALLY need? 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - The Windows system requirements are absurd? 1:27 - AARD or “prohibition to run an OS not under MS-DOS” 2:35 - Official memory requirements for older Windows 3:03 - "What kind of file is that?" 3:36 - The evolution of the swap file 4:45 - Own research: swap file size after installation 5:38 - Swap file changes in Windows Vista 6:10 - How does the swap file work? 6:55 - What about the modern Windows? 7:13 - Experiments 7:35 - Swap file corruption while the system runs 9:25 - The swap file as an important performance element 11:22 - How much RAM does Windows 11 really need? 12:00 - "Sometimes optimization is deceptive..." 12:47 - Does a swap file make sense? Is it necessary as of today? What about on Linux? 13:37 - Questions and poll results 14:06 - Titles and acknowledgements 14:22 - End