Windows 10: Turn off Automatic defragmentation in Windows 10 - for real

Hello,


I noticed that everytime my Windows 10 PC has been idle for 5 minutes, the hard drive starts a furious continuous activity - which is really loud and annoying.


I found several threads on the subject, pointing out that the problem is linked to Windows 10 auto defrag being executed.

Task Manager sorted by Hard Drive use confirms this sorry pics are in German:




As soon as I move the mouse, the activity stops and the defrag service gets very low in hard drive use.


I followed the instructions in the threads.


I deactivated scheduled execution of "Defragment and optimize drives":




Consequently the Task Scheduler entry for Defrag is turned off:



Deaktiviert = deactivated


Yet defrag still gets executed...


Next step I executed this:

schtasks /Delete /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Defrag\ScheduledDefrag" /F

in CMD with admin rights.


As a result, the Task Scheduler entry for Defrag is simply suppressed:



no entry left


Yet defrag still gets executed...


I restarted the computer of course several times.


Defrag "Run on a schedule" is turned off.

The Defrag entry in Task Scheduler has been removed.

When I start the computer and look up Windows Services in the Task Manager, the "Diensthost: Datenträgerdefragmentierung" Servicehost: harddrive defrag is not in the list which is what I want.


I live my PC idle for 5 minutes and...the hard drive starts working like crazy and the "Diensthost: Datenträgerdefragmentierung" appears top of the list with a sub-task "Laufwerke optimieren" optimize harddrives:




I can kill this task "Laufwerke optimieren" in the task manager. It disappears from the list.

And as soon as my PC has been idle for 5 minutes it comes back.


So clearly: I did everything I found to turn auto defrag off and yet it still runs!

for nothing by the way: the defrag analyze tells me my hard-drive is 0% fragmented


Please help. How can I deactivate auto defrag for real?

Thank you

:)

 

driver optimizer automatic defragmenter

Does the defragmenter automatically turn on my computer when the power is turned off?

 

defragmentation

Hi Richard,



We have a couple of workarounds for defragmentation issues, try the following:



Method 1: Check your hard disk for errors in Windows 10.

• Press Windows key+X.
• Select Command Prompt (Admin).
• In the window that opens enter chkdsk /f.
  

Method 2:
Run System File Checker (SFC).

Method 3: Check if Disk Defragmenter service is running properly.

This service is required for performing disk defragmentation, and if it’s disable, you won’t be able to run a defragmentation tool.

• Search for services.msc.
• Make sure that Disk Defragmenter service is set to
  manual.
• Also, make sure that following services are set to Automatic:
  
  Remote Procedure Call (RPC).
  
  DCOM Server Process Launcher.
  
  RPC Endpoint Mapper.
  

Let us know how it goes.

 

Defragmentation not working, and new update causing crashes

Hi,

It is possible that Disk Defragmenter service has been disabled or not properly running on your PC, causing defragmentation issues. To troubleshoot this, kindly try these following methods:

Run System File Checker

System File Checker is a utility in Windows that allows users to scan for corruptions in Windows system files and restore corrupted files. To do so, follow these steps:

• Right-click the Start Menu and select Command Prompt (Admin).
• Run this command: SFC /scannow
• This may take several minutes to finish. If Command Prompt shows Verification 100% complete, close the command prompt and check if your issue has been fixed.

Check Disk Defragmenter service

Disk Defragmenter service is required to perform disk defragmentation. If Disk Defragmenter service and other services that is required to perform disk defragmentation is disabled, you may encounter issues doing defragmentation. To troubleshoot this, follow
these steps:

• In the search box, search and open Services.
• Find Disk Defragmenter service, right-click it, and select Properties.
• Make sure that Disk Defragmenter service Startup type is set to Manual.
• Go back to the Services window and make sure that the Startup type of these services is set to Automatic:
  • Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
  • DCOM Server Process Launcher
  • RPC Endpoint Mapper

Regarding your issue with the Windows Update, kindly answer these following questions for us to assist:

• What is the update that you are trying to install (KB16XXXX)?
• What are the specifications of your PC?
• Do you receive any error messages when encountering a system crash?

We'll be looking forward for your response.

Regards.