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Clear Pagefile on Shutdown

(Article ID: 000918)

To clear the page file on system shutdown, do the following:

  1. Start Registry Editor (Start>Run>regedit).
  2. Navigate to the following registry key:
    HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control
    \Session Manager\Memory Management    .
    NOTE: HKLM is the abbreviation for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
  3. Look for a value called ClearPageFileAtShutdown.
    NOTE: If this value does not exist, do the following:
    1. Click on Edit.
    2. Click on New.
    3. Select DWORD Value.
    4. Type ClearPageFileAtShutdown and press ENTER.
      NOTE: Capitalization does count!

  4. Double click on the ClearPageFileAtShutdown value.
  5. Type 1 and press ENTER.
    NOTE: Type 0 to disable page file clearing at shutdown.
  6. Close Registry Editor.

A reboot may be necessary for the change to take effect.

Posted by Rob at 02:09, 7 January, 2007 to the following categories: Microsoft Windows 2000 , Microsoft Windows Registry Tweaks , Microsoft Windows XP .

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