Empty pagefile.sys by leaving Windows

Windows stores the memory swap in a file pagefile.sys. This memory is useful in particular when your memory RAM is saturated. The file can then be rather bulky and it is then possible, if you wish it, to empty the file swap by leaving Windows.

To empty the file of memory swap to the closing of Windows:

1. Click Start menu and choose Run, then type regedit and click on OK.
2. In the window regedit which opens, unroll the branch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \ Session Manager \ Memory Management
3. Double-click on the ClearPageFileAtShutdown key and allot value 1 to this key.
4. Close and start Windows again

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