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Disable LastTimeAccess on NTFS to speed up computer

31 May, 2008

Author: Elad Karako
Israeli Netanya Academic College (CS b.Sc)

Summary
A few Little Registry Tricks that will make your developing life easier (Part 3)

this will prevent overhead of disk writing.

.NET Classes used :

Copy this to a new reg file named Disable LastTimeAccess on NTFS to speed up computer.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem]
"NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate"=dword:00000001

here is an undo file if you wish to return the default windows lastAccess behavior

Copy this to a new reg file named Disable LastTimeAccess on NTFS to speed up computer - UNDO.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem]
"NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate"=dword:00000000

you can selectively Run any of those files,
the change occur after restarting your computer.

that's it.

enjoy.
Elad.

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