About Windows 10

Question

About Windows 10, i'm confused if it uses paging, segmentation, or segmentation with paging? I know it uses paging, but does it use both or paging with segmentation? And why?

Answer 1

Do some reading here:

Ref:

Introduction to page files

Physical and Virtual Memory in Windows 10

Answer 2

Hello Vitória Felisberto

Windows 10 uses paging as its primary memory management technique. It does not use segmentation or segmentation with paging. Paging is used because it allows the operating system to allocate memory in small, fixed-size chunks called pages, which can be easily managed and swapped in and out of physical memory as needed. This helps to optimize memory usage and improve system performance. Segmentation, on the other hand, divides memory into variable-sized segments, which can be more complex to manage and can lead to fragmentation and inefficiencies. Therefore, Windows 10 relies solely on paging for its memory management needs.

Best Regards,
Hania Lian

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