Disable updation of Accessed attribute in file/folder properties.

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This tweak lets you disable the attribute "Accessed" in file/folder properties.
Level: Recommended For Novice Users
Description:
Windows updates the time stamp of last access on each file and folder it accesses, and takes time to stamp the files if they are in large number. Naturally, it may affect the performance, and if the machine is a server then it will be better to disable the setting. For this go to start->run and enter regedit and search the keys listed below. You can create the dword value name ntfsdisablelastaccessupdate in the right panel, if it does not exist. Now, right-click and modify its value to 1 which can disable updation of the attribute. However, if you want to enable it back, change the value data to 0 or delete the added value name. The changes take effect after a restart or logoff. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.




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First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".
Next, go to <b> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\] </b> and create a new DWORD value 'NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate'.
Now right click on the DWORD value 'NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate' and select 'Modify'.
Finally keep the value data as '1' and click 'OK'.


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Registry Entries

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  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate
  • Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value)
  • Enabled Value: 1
  • Disabled Value: 0
  • Action Type: Add an Entry


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