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"Windows created a temporary paging file" message after every startup

Writer Matthew Barrera

Despite my best effort researching and debugging this problem on my own, I haven't been able to solve it.

Some basic info to start:

  • I'm running the latest version of Windows 10 (no pending updates at the time of writing).
  • I have two 500 GB drives (C: and D:).
  • I want to put my page file on the D: drive (where there is more available space).
  • Here are my current virtual memory settings:
    Virtual memory (page file) settings for both C and D drives

Now, the problem. Every time I boot, I get this message:

"Windows created a temporary paging file..." error

No matter what I do, I can't seem to get this message to stop appearing. And I don't know what kind of "problem" Windows is running into.

Here's a list of everything I've tried so far:

  • Restarting (many times)
  • Turning off page files for both drives (and restarting afterwards). (The pagefile.sys file disappears from both drives, but the error still comes up.)
  • System File Checker (sfc /scannow)
  • Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool (Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth)
  • Check Disk tool on both volumes (chkdsk C: /R and chkdsk D: /R)
  • Repair installation of Windows 10 (in-place upgrade using the "keep files and apps" setting)

Any other advice on what I should try, or where I should look for more details on what's going wrong?

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