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"Windows created a temporary paging file" pop up when I start my computer

Anonymous
2022-02-26T17:25:16+00:00

[System Properties] Windows created a temporary paging file.

I've had this problem for many weeks now, but I haven't been able to solve it.

Here's what I've tried to do so far (original post: here):

  1. Click Start, right-click Computer, and select Properties
  2. In the left pane, select Advanced system settings
  3. On the Advanced tab, click the Settings button under Performance
  4. On the Advanced tab, click the Change button under Virtual memory
  5. Clear the Automatically manage paging file size for all drives check box and check No paging file
  6. Click Set button next to No paging file
  7. Click OK on all open windows and restart your machine
  8. Open up Windows Explorer
  9. Navigate to the root of your system drive (**C:**)
  10. Enable the showing of System Files
    1. On the View menu, click Options
    2. On the View tab, clickShow All Files, and then click OK
  11. Delete the pagefile.sys file After step 11, hit the Windows Key + R and type in 'Regedit' - This will bring you the the Registry Editor. GO TO - 'Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management'. DELETE EVERYTHING IN THE RIGHT PANEL! Note that you cannot delete '(Default)', or at least I couldn't, so just hit OK or whatever when it says that you can't delete it. Now continue with the rest of the guide above, except instead of leaving the 'No paging file' box check, click on custom paging file size instead. For me, I did 1000 for min and 2000 for max. This is what worked for me. I don't want to fiddle around with these numbers because they worked for me and I don't want to risk having to do this over kek. After clicking on Custom Paging File Size or whatever and you put in the numbers, MAKE SURE TO CLICK SETAND BE SURE TO CHECK THE 'AUTOMATICALLY MANAGE PAGING FILE SIZE FOR ALL DRIVERS' CHECKBOX - which is located at the top of the window.
  12. Click Start, right-click Computer, and select Properties
  13. In the left pane, select Advanced system settings
  14. On the Advanced tab, click the Settings button under Performance
  15. On the Advanced tab, click the Change button under Virtual memory
  16. Check the Automatically manage paging file size for all drives checkbox and click OK
  17. Restart your machine

I did it twice. The first time I was able to find pagefile.sys in C:. But after doing all the steps I restarted my laptop and the pop up keep showing. A couple of weeks later I did it again, this time I couldn't even find pagefile.sys, even though every time I start my computer I get the "Windows created a temporary paging file..." pop-up

Thanks in advance!

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-02-28T04:30:56+00:00

    Hi crowster,

    Thanks for your post in Microsoft Community.

    It sounds like you are currently having problems that getting "Windows created a temporary paging file" error. Sorry for the inconvenience.

    Under normal circumstances, you should be able to solve the problem after setting "Automatically manage paging file size for all drives", etc. If the problem still occurs, consider whether there is interference from third-party software.

    Please try to perform a clean boot to eliminate third-party software interference.

    Please check here for details:How to perform a clean boot in Windows (microsoft.com)

    Clean boot is to run with only Microsoft services. If you need to check what third-party software is affecting, you may need to check them one by one.

    Disclaimer: A “clean boot” starts Windows with a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. It helps to determine whether a background program is interfering with your game or program and to isolate the cause of a problem. These steps of "clean boot" might look complicated at first glance. However, to avoid any trouble for you, please follow them in order and step-by step so that it will help you get you back on track.

    And may be caused by account configuration file damaged.Please try to create a new local account to check if the problem still exists.

    How to create a local user account:Create a local user or administrator account in Windows (microsoft.com)

    If everything is fine under the newly created account, you can refer to the following link for copying files to the new user profile:Fix a corrupted user profile in Windows (microsoft.com)

    Feel free to post back if you need further assistance.

    Best Regards,

    Sawa | Microsoft Community Support Specialist


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