Changes you make in this step may not take affect until you restart the computer. To disable the Pagefile flush: Click Start (Windows XP users should then click Run). Type regedit and press Enter. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management Double click on “ClearPageFileAtShutdown” on right. Change the value to 0. Click OK To enable the Pagefile flush:… Continue reading Enable / Disable automatic Pagefile flush at Shutdown
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Windows takes a long time to shutdown
Problem When you shutdown Windows, it takes a long time to do so whilst hanging on the message “Shutting down”. Solution Click the Start button (Windows XP users should then click Run). Type regedit and press Enter to open the Registry Editor. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\ On the right hand side, double click on… Continue reading Windows takes a long time to shutdown
High Levels of Fragmentation
Fragmentation occurs when the operating system cannot or will not allocate enough contiguous space to store a complete file as a unit, but instead puts parts of it in gaps between other files (usually those gaps exist because they formerly held a file that the operating system has subsequently deleted or because the operating system… Continue reading High Levels of Fragmentation