Windows 10 2004 optimization/defrag bug

Anonymous
2020-05-29T10:31:40+00:00

Hi all

I've just completed the Windows 10 2004 upgrade and I have noticed 2 issues.

  1. When I manually trim my SSD in the drive defrag/optimize tool in windows and I reboot it says 'never optimized' when i go back. I heard this was a bug in insider preview which they obviously didn't fix. 
  2. I happened to have the defrag/optimize tool open at the same time as Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Security and Maintenance, I initiated a manual maintenance and I caught windows defragging my SSD and then it trimmed it straight afterwards. If i click the optimize button in defrag/optimize tool it only trims it and not defrag.

This seem to only happen when Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Security and Maintenance initiates its automatic maintenance or if I select start maintenance.

This is concerning as it should never attempt to defrag an SSD.

My laptop is only a few months old and came with a PCIe SSD and Windows 10 1909 so there is no compatibility or lack of trim support issues obviously.

I have disabled scheduled weekly optimizations in the defrag/optimize tool which prevents it from attempting to defrag when the control penal maintenance attempts its maintenance when the computer is idle.

I want to let everyone know that this is happening so others are aware. My other computers that have the latest update are also doing it.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-06-26T06:35:22+00:00

    you cant do this after 10 days

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-06-26T00:57:36+00:00

    Oh, yes it is when the third party apt runs circles around the Microsoft App. You are saying you use nothing on Windows 10 but Microsoft products,  what about Edge Chromium, Windows Defender, Windows Disk Management, etc. You may use some of them but I doubt you use them all. Let's face it some of Microsoft products could stand some re-engineering?

    I hope this helps and if you need any further assistance please post and we will be glad to assist you.

    "When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe." John Muir

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-06-26T00:01:37+00:00

    Check your event viewer, filter by defrag. I think you'll be shocked to see what's really going on here.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-06-25T23:13:04+00:00

    Lol no.

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-06-25T23:04:57+00:00

    I had the same problem and finally found a replacement. The app Defraggler App can be downloaded here: 

    I hope this helps and if you need any further assistance please post and we will be glad to assist you.

    "When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe." John Muir

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