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Does Anyone Still Optimise SSD's in Windows?
#1
Hi Guys,

Out of curiousity, do you still optimise your SSD after installing windows? Or do you leave it on by default?
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#2
I kinda optimize my ssd.

I make sure prefetcher and superfetcher are disabled in the registry and that superfetch is turned off in services.

I disable windows search

And few others but nothing to different compared to britecs video on optimizing ssds
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#3
No, there is no real need to optimize solid state drives manually and as you  have Windows 10, it should be optimized automatically anyway

Remember  that the optimization that takes places in an SSD is different compared to the optimization that happens in drives with magnetic  platters.

Optimization in solid state drives makes use of the TRIM command which is enabled by default on Windows 7 and above

If you want to make sure that TRIM is enabled for your SSD, please refer the article at the following link
https://www.howtogeek.com/257196/how-to-check-if-trim-is-enabled-for-your-ssd-and-enable-it-if-it-isnt/
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#4
Just run the toolbox software for your SSD on Windows 8.1 and 10, but for Windows 7 things are a bit different, for example you have to run the experience index (aka WinSAT) so it actually properly detects your SSD (here's an example: It won't defrag your SSD).

But if you have a modern SSD you really shouldn't be running Windows 7 in the first place tbh
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#5
(07-23-2017, 09:04 AM)UABF44 Wrote:  Just run the toolbox software for your SSD on Windows 8.1 and 10, but for Windows 7 things are a bit different, for example you have to run the experience index (aka WinSAT) so it actually properly detects your SSD (here's an example: It won't defrag your SSD).

But if you have a modern SSD you really shouldn't be running Windows 7 in the first place tbh

Why not Win 7?
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#6
There is no need to tweak SSD anymore should be done as soon as you plug it in and turn it on, but like people have said you can use the SSD ToolBox software that comes with SSD.
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(07-23-2017, 10:24 AM)GuiltySpark Wrote:  
(07-23-2017, 09:04 AM)UABF44 Wrote:  Just run the toolbox software for your SSD on Windows 8.1 and 10, but for Windows 7 things are a bit different, for example you have to run the experience index (aka WinSAT) so it actually properly detects your SSD (here's an example: It won't defrag your SSD).

But if you have a modern SSD you really shouldn't be running Windows 7 in the first place tbh

Why not Win 7?

Just to be clear Windows 7 is my favorite Windows edition so far, but it's really outdated and has shown its age... It has no built-in NVMe support, UEFI compatibility is limited, built-in USB support is pretty much useless now that newer chipsets got rid of EHCI, stuff like DX12 and speed shift isn't supported, updates blocked on Ryzen and Kaby Lake, the list goes on... You can patch these things up (except for UEFI, DirectX and Speed Shift) but it takes a long time and I doubt the average person cares.

I'd avoid installing Windows 7 on modern hardware (such as Kaby Lake and Ryzen) due to all of these things. While some of this stuff also applies to 8.1, 8.1 has far better USB and UEFI support and also supports NVMe out of the box, along with SSD optimization out of the box.
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#8
I see. Was just curious that's all Wink
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#9
It's no problem Big Grin

I got a bit nostalgic and tried to install Windows 7 on an old machine (on which W10 works perfectly btw), couldn't even install framework 4.7 because I needed to install an update first (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4020302/the-net-framework-4-7-installation-is-blocked-on-windows-7-windows-ser) and then C++ didn't want to install for some reason, also not to mention the fact that for clean installs Windows Update will be completely broken.

Of course, you can patch these things (again), but in my opinion it's not worth it.
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#10
(07-23-2017, 11:12 AM)UABF44 Wrote:  It's no problem Big Grin

I got a bit nostalgic and tried to install Windows 7 on an old machine (on which W10 works perfectly btw), couldn't even install framework 4.7 because I needed to install an update first (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4020302/the-net-framework-4-7-installation-is-blocked-on-windows-7-windows-ser) and then C++ didn't want to install for some reason, also not to mention the fact that for clean installs Windows Update will be completely broken.

Of course, you can patch these things (again), but in my opinion it's not worth it.

That's why you'd slipstream to force those updates in.

But windows 10 will be no different with the build changes not working on certain hardware unless you have for example the anniversary update installed first to allow easy transition to future updates.

But I digress. 

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Please if possible split this thread to separate topics.
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