| Go to Start
> Control Panel > Scheduled Tasks > Add Scheduled
Task > the Scheduled Task Wizard will appear, click Next.
In the next screen,
click the Browse button
Go your C
drive > WINDOWS folder > system32 folder > find the file
named defrag.exe (NOT dfrg.msc) and click once on it, then click
Open
Select monthly.
Click Next.
Choose a time and
day (usually after ChkDsk and Disk Cleanup). Make sure the time doesn't conflict
with any other tasks. Click Next.
Note: Since Windows Update on my machine(s)
is(are) scheduled for 3AM, I tried to avoid scheduling anything that would
conflict with these sometimes critical updates. And, since I get up at 5AM, I
adjusted the start time for these scheduled events so I wouldn't have to wait
for them to finish. That is, after all, the whole point of scheduling these
things. ;-)
Enter your
password twice and click Next
Verify your settings
are correct.
Check the box next
to Open advanced properties for this task when I click Finish.
Click
Finish
In the Run: box, at
the end of the line that says C:\WINDOWS\system32\defrag.exe, type c:
ensuring there is a space between .exe and c: and then click OK
Enter your
password twice and click OK
Go to Start
> Control Panel > Scheduled Tasks and make sure your
defrag task is there. Right-click on it and select Properties to
make any changes.
That's it!
Your fully
automatic defrag has been scheduled!
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