Optimizing Windows 10 for SSDs

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Conclusions

Windows 10 offers good support for SSDs. In most cases, the operating system automatically adapts to suit the type of storage medium. Nevertheless, it can't hurt to understand the possibilities of SSDs and perhaps achieve some performance improvements. Installing the appropriate management software and following the corresponding optimization suggestions is also useful.

Infos

Microsoft blog post on the paging file: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/e7/2009/05/05/support-and-qa-for-solid-state-drives/
AS SSD benchmark: http://alex-is.de/PHP/fusion/downloads.php?download_id=9 [in German]
Tom's Hardware: http://www.tomshardware.com
CrystalDiskInfo: https://crystalmark.info/download/index-e.html
Kroll Ontrack: https://www.krollontrack.com
Stellar: http://www.stellardatarecovery.co.uk
Recuva: http://www.piriform.com/recuva

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