Offline Windows Install - How to view and change Pagefile settings

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I'm trying to fix a broken Windows 10 installation which I can't boot into (even into Safe Mode). I have installed a fresh Windows 10 onto another hard drive. How do I view and set the page file settings for the broken installation (i.e. without having access to the normal user interface)?

(I would like to check the pagefile settings as I am not seeing any memory dumps created when I get the blue screen error even though it seems to be taking a dump.)

Tom

Posted 2016-07-11T20:21:49.953

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1You can't. Why do you believe changing the page file will solve your problem? – Ramhound – 2016-07-12T01:46:31.070

@Ramhound it is possible. boot into the second Windows, run regedit.exe and mount the Registry from the offline Windows, change the settings and unmount the registry. – magicandre1981 – 2016-07-12T04:41:19.873

You can indeed do that – Ramhound – 2016-07-12T11:00:32.497

Hi @Ramhound, I'm trying to following the instructions here to find the memory dumps created when Windows crash during boot. Part of the instructions relate to pagefile settings. Thanks

– Tom – 2016-07-14T21:37:56.267

Answers

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Here is the registry path for that:

Registry Key Name: 

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\

Value Name: PagingFiles

Type: REG_MULT_SZ

Data: C:\pagefile.sys 150 500

Hive Location

Windows\system32\config\system

Dump setting

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl

CrashDumpEnabled REG_DWORD 0x0 = None
CrashDumpEnabled REG_DWORD 0x1 = Complete memory dump
CrashDumpEnabled REG_DWORD 0x2 = Kernel memory dump
CrashDumpEnabled REG_DWORD 0x3 = Small memory dump (64KB)

Kevin Tu

Posted 2016-07-11T20:21:49.953

Reputation: 89

Hi @Kevin, for PagingFiles I have ?:\pagefile.sys. Should I change it to C:\pagefile.sys? – Tom – 2016-07-14T21:42:29.820

No; You should not. – Ramhound – 2016-07-14T21:53:05.360

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