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How to Clear the Windows Pagefile at Reboot
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<blockquote data-quote="hjlbx" data-source="post: 475249"><p>Pagefile is where some malwares can hide. Plus, there are plain-word text files that can be saved that contain passwords.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/314834" target="_blank">https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/314834</a></p><p></p><p>NOTE: </p><p></p><p>Navigate to Memory Management in Regedt32.exe, double-click Memory Management itself to access registry key given in above article.</p><p></p><p>Just follow instructions.</p><p></p><p>If modifying the key causes issue, then simply reset the Value = 0.</p><p></p><p>NOTE:</p><p></p><p>You should expect extended reboot time since Windows will delete pagefile.sys - which is typically a large size file. For example, on my system pagefile.sys is about 12.5 GB.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hjlbx, post: 475249"] Pagefile is where some malwares can hide. Plus, there are plain-word text files that can be saved that contain passwords. [URL]https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/314834[/URL] NOTE: Navigate to Memory Management in Regedt32.exe, double-click Memory Management itself to access registry key given in above article. Just follow instructions. If modifying the key causes issue, then simply reset the Value = 0. NOTE: You should expect extended reboot time since Windows will delete pagefile.sys - which is typically a large size file. For example, on my system pagefile.sys is about 12.5 GB. [/QUOTE]
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