Force Windows to use pagefile

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I would like to know if there is a way to instruct Windows to utilize a portion of the pagefile on demand. Like an API or something. I'm currently working on a monitoring system with a function to check the amount of pagefile being used. There are test machines that aren't busy so their pagefile isn't being used aggressively. I need a way to spike the pagefile usage for my automated tests.

Thank you in advance.

Just allocate and use memory, more than you have RAM and it is always forced to swap. Requires a 64-bit program. — Hans Passant, Jun 22 '17 at 13:33

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 22 '17 at 13:00

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Pagefile is usually used when there is not enough free RAM available. So in order to create a spike in pagefile usage open something heavy like a browser with 100 tabs or so on.

answered Jun 22 '17 at 13:00

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I'm thinking something programmatically like an MS api. So far I haven't found anything though. – vlxdxmxr Jun 22 '17 at 13:13

Force Windows to use pagefile

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