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Disable NTFS Last-Access updates

StorageSafe riskReboot requiredReversible

Stops NTFS from writing a 'last accessed' timestamp every time a file is read. Reduces wear on SSDs and shaves I/O on heavy-read workloads. Forensics tools that rely on access timestamps won't work — leave on if you do forensics.

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Official documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/fsutil-behavior

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