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