Several years ago, we published our first SSD Optimization Guide for Windows 7, which was very popular among our readers. At the time, SSDs, or Solid State Drives, were still a relatively new ...

Remember how we told you that a bug in Windows 10's built-in drive optimization tool could be crippling your solid state drive (SSD)? Well, good news folks—the latest cumulative update (this ...

SSD Tweaker & Tweak-SSD are free SSD optimization tools for Windows 11/10 that let you tweak, optimize and speed up your Solid State Drive by configuring best settings and reducing read and write ...

With the release of Windows 10 version 2004, the Windows Defragger has become a mess as it starts to defrag SSD drives too often, perform trim on non-SSD drives, and forgets when it last optimized ...

SSD Optimization: Windows 11/10 has SSD optimization built in, although this is accomplished through a procedure known as TRIM rather than conventional defragmentation.

Microsoft has fixed a bug in the Windows 10 version 2004 defragger that caused SSD drives to be defragmented too often.

Windows 10 SSD The update addresses a bug first identified by Windows Insiders in January 2020 affecting the Optimize Drives tool, with users fearing for the longevity of their SSDs.

Microsoft Windows 10 Drive Optimization Tool Bug Could Be Secretly Crippling Your SSD by Brandon Hill — Thursday, August 27, 2020, 12:01 PM EDT Comments ...

However, you can sidestep the issue by typing ' Defrag and Optimize Drives ' in the Windows 10 search box, then highlight your SSD, click ' Change settings ', and uncheck 'run on a schedule'.

Original story: An upcoming Windows 10 update is expected to resolve a bug affecting the Optimize Drives tool that could be damaging the longevity of solid state drives (SSDs).

The latest Windows 10 update appears to be running the automatic hard drive optimization process more often than it needs to. While this is a necessar ...