If you are a Windows 11 user, you may have heard of disk defragmentation and how it can help optimize your system’s performance. Defragmentation is the process of organizing your hard disk drives so that your computer can locate files more easily, making it more responsive and quicker when conducting searches or doing basic tasks.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to run a disk defrag on your Windows 11 computer. To get started, open the search magnifying glass at the bottom of your screen and type in “disk defrag.” The best result should come back with “Defragment and Optimize Drives.” Go ahead and open that up and select where it says “Optimize.”
It’s worth noting that defragmentation is intended for hard disk drives and not SSDs. While you can optimize SSDs, you should not defrag them. Defragmenting SSDs requires more effort on your system and more resources to locate files, so it’s not recommended.
Once you select optimize, Windows will begin the defragmentation process. It should only take a few minutes, and once it’s done, it should say “0% fragmented.” You’re good to go!
If, for some reason, you customized the settings for disk defragmentation and want to revert them to their default settings, it’s straightforward to do so. All you have to do is go back to “Defragment and Optimize Drives,” click on “Change settings,” and then click on “Restore settings.” This will restore all of the settings to their default values.
It’s essential to be careful with third-party applications when it comes to defragmentation. While Microsoft knows what they are doing when it comes to installing on your computer, third-party applications might try to defrag drives that shouldn’t be defragmented. It’s always best to stick with the built-in options that Windows provides.
In conclusion, disk defragmentation can be a useful tool in optimizing your Windows 11 computer’s performance. If you’re experiencing sluggishness, it might be worth defragging your hard disk drives to improve responsiveness. And remember, if you customized the settings and want to restore them to their default values, it’s a straightforward process.