Windows 8 'Optimize Drives' TRIMs SSDs

[razel]

Playing around with the Win 8 RTM, the program is labeled as 'Defragment and Optimize Drives.' Upon starting it, it found my Kingston HyperX 3K SSD and told me it needed optimization.

Optimization to me equaled defragment. I worried that Win 8 is bunked up or maybe it knew that TRIM isn't 100% on Sandforce drives. Regardless, I hit the button and it began to send the TRIM commands to the drive. It ran and acted almost exactly like Intel's manual TRIM. This could be good news to those without Toolbox's and have OCD.

BTW. Win 8's hardware performance is stellar. It's similar to how Win7 was a bit of a free performance upgrade over Vista. Two nagging issues I hated have been fixed. The large window border padding can be changed and the old start menu can be put back using vistart. Funny how after 5 minutes of the Win7 start menu, I put the Win8 start menu back. I'm beginning to see MS's point with separating apps (push content) vs. programs. I'm beginning to like the live tiles and hope they'll be more apps by the 10 top websites by launch.

 

[sequoia464]

I just set the RTM up tonight on a SSD - thanks for the heads-up. I'll check out the optimize feature when I have some more time to play around with it.

As to the hardware performance that you mentioned - I ran AS-SSD on one of the earlier W8 releases and saw a tangible increase in numbers.

I know that W8 has quite few detractors, but I'm personally comfortable with it and will upgrade when it is available. All I have now is a 90 day developer trial version that can't be converted to a permanent install, at least I can get familiar with it in the meantime and make certain that my important programs work as they should.

 

[Yellowbeard]

I have not played with 8 yet. From the sounds of it, it seems as if MS should have included an option to have a WIN7 GUI or skin. A lot of people seem to hate the 8 GUI.

 

[sequoia464]

You probably have access to W8, but in case anyone needs a link to it - see post 47 here ... http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2261323&page=2