Windows are equipped with many features to ensure data security. Some users want to clear the page file on the system shutdown. They take it as an additional security measure so that the data cannot be retrieved. Usually individuals working on highly confidential documents want this feature. Microsoft has implemented an option for clearing page file, but by default this option is not enabled. To enable this option follow the given procedure.
Steps:
Follow the given steps to clear the page file upon system shutdown:
- Go to start > Run
- Type Regedit in Run window
- In the left panel of the registry editor click HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
- Navigate to SYSTEM > CurrentControlSet > Control > Session Manager > Memory Management
- Select new > Dword(32-bit) value by right clicking the Memory Management.
- Give DWORD the name of “ClearPageFileAtShutdown” without quotes. If the name is already there then skip it.
- Double click the DWORD value; change it to 1.
- Now reboot the computer to get the changes in to effect.
