Windows created a temporary paging file - pop up whenever i restart my computer

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[System Properties] Windows created a temporary paging file.

Now let me just start by saying that I consider myself a somewhat advanced pc user, I know a lot about computers. Last night, I spent a good 3-4 hours trying to solve this issue and I couldn't figure it out. I spent so much time browsing through forums and trying to fix this problem, but I just gave up and decided that I would try today.

I understand the idea of virtual memory, and why the pop up is, well, popping up, to a certain extent. - However, that is not why I'm here.

Here is what I have tried so far - keep in mind that none of it has worked:

Regedit string below located @ - 'Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management'

Regedit: Editing the PagingFiles value\string - the 2 values after 'c:\pagefile.sys' are 0 0 

I have tried giving myself access to hidden windows files and I have tried deleteing the pagefile.sys, located in Local Disk (C:)

I have tried every combination of Control Panel\System and Security\System\Advanced system settings\

[performance]settings\Advanced\Change. From custom size to system managed size to no paging file, nothing fixes this issue I have.

I have also tried editing the Regedit value\string so it was 'c:\pagefile2.sys', so it wouldn't overwrite the pagefile.sys file, it would just make a second pagefile - pagefile2.sys in the Local Disk (C:)  root folder.

I have tried completely deleting the pagesile.sys in my (C:) root folder. Another way to get around it not overwriting the existing pagefile.sys whenever I try to set a Custom Memory Size, or whenever I choose System Managed, or even No Page File.

An important note here is that I have tried this Admin Rights Command Prompt line: sc config afs start= disabled and I got this error code: [SC] OpenService FAILED 1060: The specified service does not exist as an installed service. This has worked for most people, but not for me, unfortunately. I have also tried specific workarounds to my issue that relates to this command prompt line failing, still no fix.

The thing is, no matter what i try and do, whenever I restart my computer, the System Properties windows always pops up telling me that windows has created a temporary paging file. No matter what I do, this popup keeps showing up whenever I restart my computer, and when I look at the size of the 'Total paging file size for all drivers', it is always '0'

Another important note is that I have a hunch that it could be because I right clicked Local Disk (C:)\properties and under Security I deleted every other user\group besides my own user (Users *********-PC\Users) Because of a different issue that I was having. Could this be causing my problem? 

Thank you in advance for helping, I appreciate any help that I can get! I just stumped and it's really frustrating and annoying, I spent so much time on it last night and I just couldn't get it.. THANKS IN ADVANCE! Please ask questions, I will try my best to help you to help me haha

-Jesse

BOIZ N GRYLLS I FIXED IT HOLY S**T!!!!!!!!!!!!

No joke, literally the last time I turned off my pc before i went to work, whatever I did during that instance, fixed it.. O_O

Alright, so, I honestly feel really bad to whoever has this same issue - HERE'S WHAT FIXED IT FOR ME!:

So you basically have to force Windows to delete and make a fresh copy of the 'pagefile.sys'.

Please note that this is what I followed for the most part: http://jackstromberg.com/2014/01/windows-7-windows-created-a-temporary-paging-file-on-your-computer-because-of-a-problem-that-occured-with-your-paging-file-configuration-when-you-started-your-computer/

Please not that following that guide 100% to the end did not help ME, but it may help you. My solution followed that guide all the way till then, but I had to do a different thing, I'll go into that later.

  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, click Show All Files, and then click OK
  11. Delete the pagefile.sys file
  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

DO EVERYTHING UP TO STEP '11' - This i where MY fix for this issue worked, for ME. it will probably work for you too though lol.

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.

Hit 'OK' for every window, and apply for every window too (I think it only gives you to option to 'apply' in one windows, can't remember as of now)

Now at this point you should be able to observe that there is no pagefile.sys in your Local Disk (C:) drive root folder. At this point there should also only be 'Default' left in the the right panel of the Regedit window in '\Memory Management'. RESTART YOUR PC NOW AND PRAISE TO GABEN WHILE YOU CROSS YOUR FINGERS AND HOPE THAT WHEN YOUR PC BOOTS UP AND YOU GET TO YOUR DESKTOP THERE WON'T BE THAT **** ANNOYING POPUP :~)

I sincerely hope this fix works for you. I also hope you know that whoever is having this exact issue, I feel really bad for you: this is by far the worst and most irritating issue that I've had with any computer, ever. 

So I hope this fix works for you, if you're having this issue too. Thank you for reading. Good luck!

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nvm i didnt fix it fml :'(

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Hello,

Thank you for your interest in Windows 10. I appreciate your efforts in fixing this issue.

If the issue persists, it will be prudent for us to review event logs on your system for this issue and proceed with the troubleshooting in targeted direction.

Event logs are special files that record significant events on your computer, such as when a user logs on to the computer or when a program encounters an error. Whenever these types of events occur, Windows records the event in an event log that you can read by using Event Viewer. Advanced users might find the details in event logs helpful when troubleshooting problems with Windows and other programs. To open Event Viewer:

  1. Right Click the Start Button and select Control Panel from the list.

  2. At the top right corner, change the view type to large icons or small icons. In Control Panel Click Administrative Tools.

  3. In Administrative Tools click Computer Management.

  4. In Computer Management click Event Viewer.

  5. In Event Viewer, filter the logs and select the logs related to Explorer.exe crashes while language change.

  6. Copy the logs and post here with the reply.

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Your solution seems to have worked for me as well.

Interestingly, I entered a max amount of 2300 MB and W10 (preview 15.55) has actually allocated 2500MB.

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