How to defragment: Windows 11, 10, 8.1

If you install and delete programs and files a lot on Windows, you may end up with a fragmented memory, which can cause more system latency. But do not worry as there is a simple way to fix this problem.

Windows 11

Open the Start menu by clicking on the Windows icon on the taskbar.
Open the Settings app.
Click on the System tab on the left sidebar of the Settings window.
Click on the Storage option from the left part of the Settings window.
Scroll down and click on the Advanced storage settings option.
Click on the Drive optimization tile from the list, and a separate Optimize Drive window will open.
On the Optimize drive window, you will be able to see the current defragmentation status of your storage.
If you want to check if your drives need optimization, select your windows installer drive and click on Analyze.
If you want to to manually defrag your drives, select your windows installer drive and click on the Optimize button.

Windows 10

Open the Start menu by clicking on the Windows icon on the taskbar, and type defrag in the search bar.
Select Defragment and Optimize Drives.
Select the disk drive you want to optimize.
Select Optimize.
Once the defragmentation process is done, you will see OK in the Current status column.

Windows 8.1

Open the Start menu by clicking on the Windows icon on the taskbar, and type defrag in the search bar.
Select Defragment and Optimize Drives.
Select the disk drive you want to optimize.
Select Optimize.
Once the defragmentation process is done, you will see OK in the Current status column.

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