As technology becomes ever more sophisticated, the demand for large file transfers and backups continues to grow accordingly. As a result, the need for high-speed external storage devices is also on the rise. However, when consumers use external storage devices, they sometimes find that file write speeds are not as fast as expected. When this happens, it may be due to Windows system settings!
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Users can use storage device policy settings to change the way Windows manages storage devices. Windows default policies include "quick removal" and "better performance." In order for ADATA to allow consumers fast access to external storage devices, the following instructions primarily explain how to set up "Better Performance" in the Windows system to improve the system management performance of storage devices. When this policy is in effect, Windows can cache write operations to external devices. However, when plugging and unplugging external storage devices from the system, consumers must use the Safely Remove Hardware process to remove the external disk to ensure the integrity of the data on the device.

Step-by-step instructions for setting "Better Performance" in Windows system

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1. Connect external storage device to computer.
2. Right-click "My Computer" or "This PC" and select "Manage.&ldquo;
3. Select &ldquo;Disk Management&rdquo;
4. Expand &ldquo;Disk.&rdquo;
5. Right-click on the active external device.
6. Select &ldquo;Properties.&rdquo;*
* Some recent versions of Windows may use a different arrangement of tabs in the disk properties dialog box.
If you do not see the Policies tab, select Hardware, select the removable drive from the All disk drives list, and then select Properties. The Policies tab should now be available.
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7. Select &ldquo;Policies.&rdquo;
8. Select &ldquo;Better Performance.&rdquo;
9. In &ldquo;Write-catching policy,&rdquo; tick "Enable write caching on the device."
10. Select &ldquo;OK&rdquo; to complete Better Performance setting

Safely Remove Hardware

1. Click the device icon in the system tray at the bottom right corner of the desktop
2. Select drive to eject.
3. After the &ldquo;Safe To Remove Hardware&rdquo; notification pops up, you can remove the external storage device.

As technology becomes ever more sophisticated, the demand for large file transfers and backups continues to grow accordingly. As a result, the need for high-speed external storage devices is also on the rise. However, when consumers use external storage devices, they sometimes find that file write speeds are not as fast as expected. When this happens, it may be due to Windows system settings!

Improve the performance of external storage devices in Windows