windows 8 drive optimization (TRIM)

i'm setting up windows 8 and just noticed that disk defragmenter is inaccessible if an SSD is the only drive present. the utility is called disk defragmenter in the control panel and has the same icon, but when you launch it the window title bar is "optimize drives" and the only options are analyze and optimize. optimizing a drive executes TRIM and can be scheduled.

Spoiler

 

Windows 8 PRO is getting better and better the more I use it. Makes going back to Windows 7 almost foreign to me (for certain things)!

While the change from Win7 is jarring at first, I am so glad I persevered with Windows 8. The speed, the stability and the improvements over Win 7 are indisputable.

Sure, I would still like to see it tweaked even more (and even I would like the 'real' start menu back...), but going back to Win 7 with modern hardware shows just how 'aged' Win 7 feels.

These little touches that mattcheau posted in Win 8 are just the tip of the iceberg - the underlying 'engine' is not just Win 7 'regurgitated'.

No, it is truly a world class upgrade of the previous (2009) world class O/S engine (Windows 7 x64).

Which is why I am ordering as many as I can (for myself and my clients) from here:

See:
Amazon.com: Microsoft Windows 8 Pro: Software


While the offer lasts.


When was the last time I did this? Way back when in 1995 when Windows 95 was released - yeah, it's that revolutionary*.


*(For users running the latest platforms; that demand the ultimate stability, security and just as importantly (especially w/SSD powered systems...) the most responsive/snappy O/S along with support for the best (productivity and entertainment) software ever written on any platform).


While my previous 'upgrade' recommendations were:

1) Win 7 x64 Pro or higher
2) 8GB RAM or more
3) 240GB/256GB SSD for O/S and Programs


This has firmly changed to Windows 8 PRO being at the top of that list.

Would love to see more Windows 8 'tips' being 'exposed' on this thread.



My Win 8 PRO x64 tip?

Get an SSD to see how much performance and snappiness a new platform (IB) really has.

 

I've yet to try Windows 8, maybe I'll try the trial version.

 

I dunno. I haven't noticed any difference in performance or had ANY stability issues with Windows 7.

And how do you know the "Optimize" command executes TRIM? That is already handled by Windows on a regular basis anyhow.

 

once you click optimize that's what the status bar reads. it's otherwise unclear what else it might be doing.

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Ah ok. Intel SSD toolbox for Intel SSD's does that too. I think it's odd though because TRIM is natively supported in Windows 7, and the manual TRIM is used for OS's that don't support it.