Windows 10: antivirus scan faster and are better with defragged drive or updated drivers

antivirus scan faster and are better with defragged drive or updated drivers

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Defragment and Optimize Drives Problem

Hi Edward,

Based on the details you have provided, your C drive was unrecognized by the system. We suggest that you run these
commands and see if there are any changes:

• 
  Open
  Command Prompt
  as
  Administrator.
  
• 
  Run
  the following commands:
  
  • 
    To fix any logical file errors:
    
    • 
      Chkdsk C: /f /r
      
      
  • 
    To defrag your Drive C manually:
    
    • 
      Defrag C: /D /U
      

Update us on how it goes.

Regards.

 

defrag will not open up in windows 10

Hi Fionna,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern. Let me help you to fix the issue.

To understand the issue better please provide us more information.

• 
  Do you received any error message?
  
• 
  How are you exactly trying to open defragment? Please elaborate the steps.
  
• Which drive are you trying to defrag?

Meanwhile, let’s try simple steps and check if you are able to open the defragment. Follow the below steps.

• 
  Go to file explorer and right click on the drive select Properties.
  
• Click on Tool tab and click on Optimize and check if you are able to open defragment.

Hope this helps. Let us know the status.

 

Windows Defrag

When running defrag, there is a drive listing for Windows RE Tools. It shows as a solid state drive and that it has never been defragged. It will not optimize. Clicking on it does nothing. Any suggestions?