Sunday, February 28, 2010

Clear Paging File

PCOptimizzer - February 28, 2010
For privacy reason and maybe security reason, 'paging file' is need to be cleared because people can exploring somebody's activity in computer from page file.
This is the steps to set page file automatically cleared from the computer after system shutdown.

  • Open control panel menu from 'start windows> Control Panel'.
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  • In classic view, click on 'administrative tools', such as the image below.
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  • Click on 'local security policy', the new window will be shown as the image below.
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  • In this window, click on 'local policies> security option'. In the right pane, search 'shutdown: clear virtual memmory page file' and double click.
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  • Set to be Enabled and click OK.
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After that, the page file will be deleted after system shutdown