Disable Last Access Time Stamps (Standard 8)
7/8/2014
Learn how to disable last access time stamps to improve the performance of your Enhanced Write Filter (EWF)-enabled Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8) device.
If you are using an NTFS file system, you can increase the performance of Enhanced Write Filter (EWF) by disabling the last access date/time stamps.
To disable Last Access timestamps
Create the following registry key on your run-time image:
Key Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem
Name: NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1
Notes
Note
If you want to re-enable Last Access Time Stamps, change the value of the NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate key to 0, or delete the NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate key. For more information, see NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate.