Windows 11/10 automatically defragments the disk. While you can always manually defrag a disk, you can also schedule its run. In this article, we are going to see how to schedule Disk ...

Windows 8.1 Open the Start menu by clicking on the Windows icon on the taskbar, and type defrag in the search bar. Select Defragment and Optimize Drives. Select the disk drive you want to optimize.

Most modern Windows operating systems will defrag your computer automatically, but you can do it manually if you have Windows 7, 8, 10, or Vista.

In Windows 10 and later, however, automated optimization is turned on by default (via Help Desk Geek). Theoretically, this should eliminate the need to manually defrag a hard drive, but the ...

What is file fragmentation, how does it happen and why does fragmentation occur in Windows 11/10? The article talks about how Windows tries to prevent fragmentation.

Improve the performance of XP and Vista--at least a little bit--by running its built-in disk defragmenter with your choice of command switches.

The Vista Rewired weblog details how to significantly speed up your Windows hard drive defragment (over 10 times faster, according to the post).