Windows 10: Windows 10’s built-in disk performance optimizer is getting new feature

By default, Windows 10 is designed to optimize your mechanical hard disk drive (HDD) and solid-state drive (SSD) every week.

Windows 10 defrags your drives by reorganizing the data stored on the drive to improve overall system performance and Microsoft allows you to manage the defragmentation using a tool called ‘Optimize Drives’.

With the next feature update, Microsoft is planning to introduce multiple new features for the Optimize Drives tool. For example, Windows 10 will finally allow you to press F5 to refresh the optimization status within the tool. Currently, you need to close and open the tool again view any real-time changes.

Similarly, Microsoft is introducing a new “Advanced View” that will display a comprehensive list of all volumes. With this option, you’ll be able to view the status of hidden volumes too, but the feature is currently not working the preview builds. For now, it only appears to be a placeholder.

If your volumes are not compatible with Windows 10’s defrag command, Drive Optimize tool can now display a message stating the partition type is not supported.

Likewise, you might also see a notification when the file system type is supported. Users will find these messages within a new column called “Current status”.

It’s worth noting that Windows 10 is usually able to take care of your drives automatically with defrag or harmless TRIM process. With these new options, Microsoft wants to give users greater control over one of the oldest utilities in Windows 10.

Currently, Microsoft is planning to roll out the improvements to the general public with an upcoming update in 2021.

In addition, Microsoft is also experimenting with a new feature that will bring theme-aware splash screen for some UWP apps, such as Groove Music, Alarms & Clock, Calculator, Movies & TV, Settings, Office, etc.

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Unable to run disk optimization in windows 10

Hi,



Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.



I understand your concern and will assist you to resolve this issue.

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  What exactly happens when you try to optimize the drive?
  
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  Are you getting any error message?
  
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  Since when are you facing this issue?
  

I suggest you to use Administrator account to perform Optimization and check if it helps.

I suggest you to follow the steps below.

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  Go to Search, type services.msc and hit Enter
  
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  Make sure that following services are set to Automatic:
  
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  Remote Procedure Call (RPC).
  
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  DCOM Server Process Launcher.
  
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  RPC Endpoint Mapper.
  

And also refer the link below.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/improve-performance-optimizing-hard-drive



Keep us posted on this issue so that we can assist you better.

Thanks and Regards.

 

Disk optimization scheduling in Windows 10

Hi,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps.

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  In search select Defragment and optimize drives
  
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  Click on change settings
  
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  In optimization schedule
  
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  In frequency select the options accordingly.
  

Please let us know if you need further assistance.

Thank you.

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Disk optimization on an SSD

Hi Ellaryk,



Welcome to Microsoft Community.

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



Based on your information, yes Windows 10 does disk optimization. Let’s try the defragmenting the disk and check if this helps.

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  Open files explorer, right click on the disk and select Properties from the drop down. (Perform a disk clean up).
  
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  Click on Tool and click on Optimize button.
  
• Select the disk, click on Analyze and click on Optimize button.

Hope this helps. Let us know the status.