How to Enable or Disable Disk Write Caching in Windows
How to Enable or Disable Disk Write Caching in Windows
Disk write caching is a feature that improves system performance by using fast volatile memory (RAM) to collect write commands sent to data storage devices and cache them until the slower storage device (ex: hard disk) can be written to later. This allows applications to run faster by allowing them to proceed without waiting for data write-requests to be written to the disk.
While disk write caching may increase system performance, it can also increase the chances of data loss in case of power or system failures before the data from the write-cache buffer is flushed by writing the data to the disk.
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable disk write caching on devices for better performance or quick removal in Windows 10.
Before ewe begin, make sure that you are logged in as administrator in order to enable or disable disk write caching
-- Press Windows + X Click on Device Manager
-- Expand disk drives
-- Right click on selected target device for enabling or disabling caching, then click on properties
-- Go to policies tab , select "Better performance" for enabling write caching, select Quick Removal for disabling write caching. Above steps are almost similar for all types of Disk Drivers that are connected to your computer, (not applicable on CDs)