Windows will auto-defrag if you have set a schedule in the defrag app for your drive(s) in the defragmenter utility.
does windows 10 automatically defrag itself
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does windows 10 automatically defrag itself
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Anonymous
2024-08-21T07:25:27+00:00 does windows 10 auto defrag itself
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DaveM121 891.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor2024-08-20T18:46:20+00:00 Hi, I am Dave, I will help you with this.
If you have an SSD drive in your PC, then that uses a process named TRIM to keep the drive in good order and you do not need to defrag an SSD, but it would be a good idea to set a schedule to optimize the drive from time to tie..
Open the Defragmenter utility, in there you can set a schedule.