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25 changes: 24 additions & 1 deletion azure-local/manage/troubleshoot-arc-enabled-vms.md
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description: Learn how to troubleshoot issues you experience with Azure Local Virtual Machines (VMs).
author: alkohli
ms.topic: how-to
ms.date: 05/29/2025
ms.date: 06/16/2025
ms.author: alkohli
ms.reviewer: vlakshmanan
ms.service: azure-local
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## "Windows created a temporary paging file" message appears at startup

**Error:**

When you deploy an Azure Local VM using the SQL Server 2022 on Windows Server 2022 Azure marketplace images (Standard or Enterprise), you might see the following warning at startup:

*Windows created a temporary paging file...*

**Resolution:**

To resolve this issue, follow these steps:

1. Select **OK** on the warning popup. Or, go to **System Properties** > **Advanced** > **Performance** > **Settings** to open the **Performance Options** window.
1. In the **Performance Options** window, select **Change** under the **Virtual memory** section.

:::image type="content" source="./media/troubleshoot-arc-enabled-vms/temporary-paging-file-1.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Performance Options window highlighing the Change button." lightbox="./media/troubleshoot-arc-enabled-vms/temporary-paging-file-1.png":::

1. In the **Virtual Memory** window, select **System managed size**.  Also ensure that the **Automatically manage paging file size for all drives** checkbox is cleared.

:::image type="content" source="./media/troubleshoot-arc-enabled-vms/temporary-paging-file-2.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Virtual Memory window showing options to configure the paging file size for each drive." lightbox="./media/troubleshoot-arc-enabled-vms/temporary-paging-file-2.png":::

1. Select **Set**, then select **OK** to apply the changes.

1. Restart the VM. After the restart, the warning message should no longer appear.

## Next steps

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