Tip #4455 - Vista Auto-Defrag
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Vista
Auto-Defrag
Are
you a Windows Vista user? If so, have you run a defrag on your system
lately? As you may remember, a few weeks ago, I told you how to run
a defrag with the Vista operating system and at that time, I failed
to mention anything about the automatic defrag feature. So, I figured
today would be as good a time as any to do so. As a Vista user, you
may have run into a few of the functions that Microsoft has controlled
for you, including the auto-defrag. I don't know about you, but I want
my control back! Keep reading to find out how you can get it!
By default,
the disk defrag feature in Vista is set up to defrag your system approximately
every four times you restart your computer. It just starts on its own,
no matter what you're working on or what you're doing on your computer
at the time. As you can imagine, that slows your computer down quite
a bit, let alone how annoying it becomes! So, if you'd like to speed
your system back up by turning the auto-defrag feature off, here's how
you can do it.
First,
double click on the Computer icon on your desktop.
Once there, right click on your C: drive and choose
Properties. Next, hit the Tools tab
and then select the option that says "Defragment Now."
(I know that may sound like the opposite of what you should be doing,
but stick with me. It will all work out in the end!) Lastly, uncheck
the box that says "Run on a schedule." That
will stop all the scheduled defrags from running and from here on out,
you can run the defrag whenever it's convenient for you. Just don't
forget to do it every now and then!
~ Erin
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