Comments on: Secure your PC by clearing your Page file on shutdown http://www.avirtualexit.com/2007/07/12/secure-your-pc-by-clearing-your-page-file-on-shutdown/ Social Networks,Tech Tips Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:32:07 -0700 hourly 1 By: Larry Miller http://www.avirtualexit.com/2007/07/12/secure-your-pc-by-clearing-your-page-file-on-shutdown/comment-page-1/#comment-79575 Larry Miller Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:17:24 +0000 http://www.avirtualexit.com/2007/07/12/secure-your-pc-by-clearing-your-page-file-on-shutdown/#comment-79575 Clearing the pagefile may be useful in a highly secure environment but is really only useful as part of a comprehensive security policy. For most systems this will do virtually nothing for security. Most systems have security risks that are far more serious than an uncleared pagefile. Note: Clearing the pagefile has NO performance advantages whatsoever. It will lengthen shutdown times considerably on some systems. Larry Miller Microsoft MCSA Clearing the pagefile may be useful in a highly secure environment but is really only useful as part of a comprehensive security policy. For most systems this will do virtually nothing for security. Most systems have security risks that are far more serious than an uncleared pagefile.

Note: Clearing the pagefile has NO performance advantages whatsoever. It will lengthen shutdown times considerably on some systems.

Larry Miller
Microsoft MCSA

]]> By: TipsoSaurus http://www.avirtualexit.com/2007/07/12/secure-your-pc-by-clearing-your-page-file-on-shutdown/comment-page-1/#comment-2566 TipsoSaurus Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:21:34 +0000 http://www.avirtualexit.com/2007/07/12/secure-your-pc-by-clearing-your-page-file-on-shutdown/#comment-2566 I think that's a nice tip and deserves a link back. I think that’s a nice tip and deserves a link back.

]]> By: Link Bombs! http://www.avirtualexit.com/2007/07/12/secure-your-pc-by-clearing-your-page-file-on-shutdown/comment-page-1/#comment-2559 Link Bombs! Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:44:14 +0000 http://www.avirtualexit.com/2007/07/12/secure-your-pc-by-clearing-your-page-file-on-shutdown/#comment-2559 [...] Clear Page file during Shut Down - Gili [...] [...] Clear Page file during Shut Down – Gili [...]

]]> By: Speed Linking #4 http://www.avirtualexit.com/2007/07/12/secure-your-pc-by-clearing-your-page-file-on-shutdown/comment-page-1/#comment-2346 Speed Linking #4 Sun, 22 Jul 2007 04:31:22 +0000 http://www.avirtualexit.com/2007/07/12/secure-your-pc-by-clearing-your-page-file-on-shutdown/#comment-2346 [...] tells us how to secure your PC by clearing Page file on Shutdown. Here’s a nifty tweak that can help you to secure your PC and protect your privacy by clearing [...] [...] tells us how to secure your PC by clearing Page file on Shutdown. Here’s a nifty tweak that can help you to secure your PC and protect your privacy by clearing [...]

]]> By: mv3gp http://www.avirtualexit.com/2007/07/12/secure-your-pc-by-clearing-your-page-file-on-shutdown/comment-page-1/#comment-2055 mv3gp Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:05:24 +0000 http://www.avirtualexit.com/2007/07/12/secure-your-pc-by-clearing-your-page-file-on-shutdown/#comment-2055 It is quite easy. you nicely explained it. It is quite easy. you nicely explained it.

]]> By: Vijay http://www.avirtualexit.com/2007/07/12/secure-your-pc-by-clearing-your-page-file-on-shutdown/comment-page-1/#comment-1947 Vijay Sun, 15 Jul 2007 04:50:28 +0000 http://www.avirtualexit.com/2007/07/12/secure-your-pc-by-clearing-your-page-file-on-shutdown/#comment-1947 Isn't there a way to do empty the page file without the registry tweak. I seem to have read about it, but now I don't remember it. Isn’t there a way to do empty the page file without the registry tweak. I seem to have read about it, but now I don’t remember it.

]]> By: Web 2.0, PC Tweaks @ AVirtualExit.com » Blog Archive » How to run multiple Yahoo Messenger concurrent sessions on one PC ? http://www.avirtualexit.com/2007/07/12/secure-your-pc-by-clearing-your-page-file-on-shutdown/comment-page-1/#comment-1061 Web 2.0, PC Tweaks @ AVirtualExit.com » Blog Archive » How to run multiple Yahoo Messenger concurrent sessions on one PC ? Sun, 17 Jun 2007 14:59:10 +0000 http://www.avirtualexit.com/2007/07/12/secure-your-pc-by-clearing-your-page-file-on-shutdown/#comment-1061 [...] how you implement the tweak (tested in Vista and Windows XP and Yahoo Messenger [...] [...] how you implement the tweak (tested in Vista and Windows XP and Yahoo Messenger [...]

]]> By: Madhur Kapoor http://www.avirtualexit.com/2007/07/12/secure-your-pc-by-clearing-your-page-file-on-shutdown/comment-page-1/#comment-726 Madhur Kapoor Wed, 23 May 2007 06:35:48 +0000 http://www.avirtualexit.com/2007/07/12/secure-your-pc-by-clearing-your-page-file-on-shutdown/#comment-726 I noticed my PC startup was getting slower day by day . After doing this it improved a lot . I noticed my PC startup was getting slower day by day . After doing this it improved a lot .

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