You attach an external drive to a Windows 8.1 computer.
You need to ensure that scheduled defragmentation does not run on the external drive.
What should you do?
A. Disable write caching on the external drive.
B. Run the defrag command and configure the schedule settings.
C. Run the diskpart command and select the external drive.
D. Configure the Optimize Drives setting to exclude the external drive.
Correct Answer: D
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/8616-optimize-drives-schedule-change-windows-8-a.html How to Change "Optimize Drives" Schedule Settings in Windows 8 and 8.1
Optimize Drives, previously called Disk Defragmenter, helps to optimize the different types of drives that PCs use today. No matter which type of drive your PC uses, Windows automatically chooses the optimization that’s right for your drive.
By default, Optimize Drives runs automatically on a weekly schedule during the time you have set for automatic maintenance. But you can also optimize drives on your PC manually.
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3. To Turn Off Scheduled Optimization of All Drives in Windows 8
A) Under Scheduled optimization, click/tap on the Change Settings button. (see screenshot below)
B) If prompted by UAC, then click/tap on Yes.
C) Uncheck the Run on a schedule box, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)
