Security
Privacy And Your Pagefile
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Mar 31, 2004, 11:28

It is not uncommon for a single computer to be used by more than one person. This may be the case in a home or office environment.

Personally, if I was sharing a computer with another user, I wouldn't want them knowing what I was doing every time I was at the computer. I would consider this to be an invasion of my personal privacy.

There are a number of different ways that privacy can be maintained when computers are shared. One of the things you can do is configure the computer to empty the contents of the pagefile when it's shut down.

You can configure this option by opening the Local Security Policy within the Control Panel.

Highlight Security Options and in the right pane scroll to the bottom and enable the option to Shutdown: Clear virtual memory pagefile.