How to optimize SSD in Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7 – Part 2

 
Here come the second part of SSD optimization! Let’s optimize SSD well and use it well! If you directly visited this webpage without reading our first part of how to optimize SSD in Windows, please go to: https://www.pntbrother.com/tip-optimize-ssd-in-windows-10-8-and-7-part-1/ or you can try our second part first! It does not matter. 😀 Let’s optimize now!
 
 

5. Disable Hibernate Mode

Windows 10 – In Windows Search Bar -> type “cmd” -> click “cmd or Command Prompt” -> type “powercfg -h off”

Windows 8 – Same as Windows 10

Windows 7 – Click “Start” -> in Windows Search Bar -> type “cmd” -> click “cmd or Command Prompt” -> type “powercfg -h off”

6. Turn off System Restore

If you disable this feature, it will be hard to restore the system when there is system corruption.

Windows 10 – In Windows Search Bar -> type “this pc” -> right-click “This PC” -> click “Properties” -> click “System protection” -> select your main SSD drive -> click “Configure” -> select “Disable system protection” -> click “OK”

Windows 8 – Same as Windows 10

Windows 7 – Click “Start” -> right-click “Computer” -> click “Properties” -> click “System protection” -> select your main SSD drive -> click “Configure” -> select “Disable system protection” -> click “OK”

7. Enable Disk Caching

Windows 10 – In Windows Search Bar -> type “this pc” -> right-click “This PC” -> click “Properties” -> click “Device Manager” -> click “Disk drives” -> right-click your main SSD drive -> click “Properties” -> click “Policies” tab -> make sure that “Enable write caching on the device” is enabled.

Windows 8 – Same as Windows 10

Windows 7 –  Click “Start” -> right-click “Computer” -> click “Properties” -> click “Properties” -> click “Device Manager” -> click “Disk drives” -> right-click your main SSD drive -> click “Properties” -> click “Policies” tab -> make sure that “Enable write caching on the device” is enabled.

8. Turn off Meta Data writing

Windows 10 – In Windows Search Bar -> type “cmd” -> click “cmd or Command Prompt” -> type “FSUTIL behavior set disablelastaccess 1” to disable. (To enable it again, type “FSUTIL behavior set disablelastaccess 0“)

Windows 8 – Same as Windows 10

Windows 7 – Click “Start” -> in Windows Search Bar, type “cmd” -> click “cmd or Command Prompt” -> type “FSUTIL behavior set disablelastaccess 1” to disable. (To enable it again, type “FSUTIL behavior set disablelastaccess 0“)