The Paging File (also known as Virtual Memory) is used by the system as secondary RAM. Normally, you can leave this to be handled automatically by the system, however if you get the error messages “PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA or KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)” you may need to manually set the min/max values. Normally the minimum is 1.5 x your physical RAM allocated and Max 4 x. Please note that with a VPS it is recommended that the Pagefile use does not exceed the available RAM by more than 250 MB.
How to set Pagefile size.
1. Log in to your Server.
2. Right-Click the Start button and click on Search.
3. Type in the search box “advanced system settings and then click on View Advanced System Settings.
4. In System Properties Window => Advanced tab, click the Settings button under the Performance Box.
5. In the Performance Options Window => Advanced tab, click the Change button located in the Virtual Memory Box.
6. In the Virtual Memory window do the following:-
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Uncheck the Automatically manage paging file size for all drives checkbox.
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From the list select the drive the Server is installed on (C:).
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Set your Minimum and Maximum values.
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Click Set and then OK.
7. Reboot/Restart the Server.