Our system runs on RAM. When our system running out of RAM because an application is taking too much memory, Windows moves the least used "pages" of memory out to a hidden file named pagefile.sys in the root. So that RAM can fee up for the applications we are actually using.
When we minimized an application for a while, and we are using other applications, which is using more RAM, at that time Windows is going to move some of the memory from the minimized application to the pagefile since it's not being accessed recently. This can often cause restoring that application to take a little longer.
If you want to take a look at your own pagefile settings, launch sysdm.cpl from the Start menu search or run box (Win+R) and navigate to Advanced –> Settings –> Advanced –> Change. From this screen you can change the paging file size.
Pagefile is a reserved portion of a hard disk that is used as an extension of random access memory (RAM).
The pagefile is also called a swap file or a swap partition.
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