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How to disable or modify Disk Defragmenter schedule in Windows Vista
- Copyright © 2008 Ramesh Srinivasan
- Windows Vista
Summary
The Disk Defragmenter in Windows Vista is scheduled to run on every Wednesday at 1:00 AM. This article tells you how to disable the schedule (in case you've installed a third-party defragmenter), or modify the schedule accordingly.
Disk Defragmenter options
Click Start, type dfrgui.exe and press {ENTER}. When you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. To disable defragmenter schedule, uncheck the following option:
Run on a schedule (recommended)
Click OK
In case you want to modify the defragmenter schedule, click the Modify schedule... button, and select the frequency, time in the resulting dialog.
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