# HG changeset patch
# User Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com>
# Date 1556495718 -10800
# Node ID c7a7c6b59840b3fad8191f490b21d9fe252732e0
# Parent  107d399752810a8be2ea157ef9b27c90e2e1fd31
Disable 8.3 name support. Disable last access time. Exclude directories for Windows Defender.

diff -r 107d39975281 -r c7a7c6b59840 windows-perf.rst
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+++ b/windows-perf.rst	Mon Apr 29 02:55:18 2019 +0300
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+
+============================
+ Tuning Windows performance
+============================
+.. contents::
+   :local:
+
+Disable 8.3 name support
+========================
+
+Check status in elevated shell::
+
+  fsutil.exe behavior query disable8dot3
+
+Disable 8.3 names on all volumes::
+
+  fsutil.exe 8dot3name set 1
+  fsutil.exe behavior set disable8dot3 1
+
+https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/121007/how-to-disable-8-3-file-name-creation-on-ntfs-partitions
+  How to disable 8.3 file name creation on NTFS partitions.
+
+Disable last access time
+========================
+
+Check status in elevated shell::
+
+  fsutil.exe behavior query disable8dot3
+
+Disable last access time for all NTFS volumes (``1`` - user setting, ``3`` - system setting)::
+
+  fsutil.exe behavior set disableLastAccess 1
+  fsutil.exe behavior set disableLastAccess 3
+
+https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/fsutil-behavior
+  Fsutil behavior
+
+Exclude directories for Windows Defender
+========================================
+
+* Open Windows Defender Settings.
+* Click "Virus & threat protection".
+* Click "Virus & threat protection settings".
+* Scroll down to "Exclusions" and click "Add or remove exclusions".
+* Click "Add an exclusion" and select "Folder" from the drop-down menu.
+* Navigate to the directory to be excluded, or paste its path into the "Folder" text-box, and click
+  "Select Folder".
+
+https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028485/windows-10-add-an-exclusion-to-windows-security
+  Add an exclusion to Windows Security.
+
+Exclude directories Windows Search Indexing
+===========================================
+
+* Open Windows Control Panel.
+* Search for "index" and choose "Indexing Options".
+* Click the "Modify" button
+* Under the appropriate drive letter, navigate to the folder you want to exclude, and make sure it
+  is unchecked.
+* Double-check your work by verifying the directory shows up in the "Exclude" column of the "Summary
+  of selected locations" table.