I'm struggling with the rationale behind this one, specifically in a VMware context with a guest VM running Server 2012 R2 & MS SQL Server 2012. According to this best practices guide (page 36): ...

Are there any circumstances under which Windows can, without any intent on a user's or admin's part, remove the page file (i.e. set the virtual memory dialog to "No paging file")? Backstory: a little ...

As someone who has written three books on Hyper-V, I tend to get a lot of Hyper-V-related questions from readers. Some of the most common questions that I get are related to Hyper-V's smart paging ...