Faster Vista! [HD] Ep. 26: Disable NTFS Last Access Update Timestamp in the Registry

Craig Chamberlin — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:09:12 +0000

This video will show you how to create a registry key in your registry that will disable a non essential background process running in your computers operating system. The last access update timestamp exists in your system for updating reporting services in the background of Windows Vista. For those of you who never use these reporting services (which is most of you) – you will find this service completely useless to you. That is why it is a good idea to disable it for all of you who don’t need it.

Registry Location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem

Registry Key:
NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdateTimestamp (DWORD 32-Bit)

Desired Value:
1

Faster Vista! [HD] Ep. 24: Disable Low Disk Space Checks and Hard Drive Polling

Craig Chamberlin — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:15:10 +0000

This video will show you how to create a registry key in your registry that will disable a non essential background process running in your computer’s operating system. Windows Vista, like the other operating systems, always polls your computer’s hard drive to check the amount of disk space that is left on it. If it reaches a certain percentage quota, it will begin to notify you, over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again that your hard drive is low on disk space. If you are like me, you don’t like windows notifying you about such things… lets disable this pesky rascal.

Registry Location:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Policies

Registry Key:
NoLowDiskSpaceChecks (DWORD 32-Bit)

Desired Value:
1

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Faster Vista! [HD] Ep. 26: Disable NTFS Last Access Update Timestamp in the Registry

Faster Vista! [HD] Ep. 24: Disable Low Disk Space Checks and Hard Drive Polling