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                  Clear pagefile on shutdown

                               Views: 52160  |  Print Tweak  |  8/12/2002





                        For added security you should always clear the page file 

                        upon shutting down your computer.  Windows uses this 

                        file as extra ram.  Lets say that you are working on a 

                        confidential MS Word doc.  When you load this document 

                        it is loaded into ram.  To save ram windows places 

                        certain items in the page file.  The page file can then 

                        be opened and the document can be extracted as well as 

                        any other open program or files.  However Microsoft has 

                        implemented a feature that will clear the page file but 

                        they do not have it enabled by default.  Please note, 

                        this will slightly increase the amount of time it takes 

                        to shut down your computer but it is well worth it.

                          Start Regedit.  If you are unfamiliar with regedit 

                          please refer to our FAQ on how to get started. 

                          Navigate to 

                          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session 

                          Manager\Memory Management 

                          Select ClearPageFileAtShutdown from the list on the 

                          right. 

                          Right on it and select Modify. 

                          Change the value to 1 to enable. 

                          Reboot your computer. 









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