Clearing the Page File on Shutdown-windows tricks

Clearing the Page File on Shutdown

 

Clearing the Page File on Shutdown

Another way to set the computer to clear the pagefile without directly editing the registry is:
Click on the Start button 
Go to the Control Panel 
Administrative Tools 
Local Security Policy 
Local Policies 
Click on Security Options 
Right hand menu - right click on "Shutdown: Clear Virtual Memory Pagefile" 
Select "Enable" 
Reboot 

If you want to clear the page file on each shutdown:
Start Regedit 
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\ClearPageFileAtShutdown 
Set the value to 1