

To do this, you’ll need to use the Event Viewer. You can check if your computer is clearing its page file at shut down by examining the Windows registry. Press Windows+R, type “regedit” into the Run dialog, and press Enter to open it.
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RELATED: How to Make Windows Clear Your Page File at Shutdown (and When You Should) And definitely back up the Registry (and your computer!) before making changes. That said, if you’ve never worked with it before, consider reading about how to use the Registry Editor before you get started. This is a pretty simple hack and as long as you stick to the instructions, you shouldn’t have any problems. Standard warning: Registry Editor is a powerful tool and misusing it can render your system unstable or even inoperable. In that case, there’s not much you can do besides shrinking the size of the page file. If your computer is managed by an IT department, they may have enabled this option for a reason. The encryption will prevent an attacker from examining your page file while the computer is shut down. However, you don’t need this option if your hard drive is encrypted (which you should do if you haven’t already). How long it takes depends how large the page file is and how fast your hard drive is. Your computer may take several minutes to shut down while Windows erases the page file, if this option is enabled. This erases everything in the page file, ensuring no sensitive data is stored where someone could access it by removing the computer’s hard drive and examining the paging file. Windows has a hidden option-disabled by default-to clear the paging file at shutdown. Windows uses a paging file, also known as a page file, as additional virtual memory. RELATED: What Is the Windows Page File, and Should You Disable It?

Ensure Windows Isn’t Clearing Your Page File at Shutdown
