File's Last Access Times

Windows Vista

File's Last Access Times

Posted by admin on Jun 7th, 2007

When I'm conducting a file search on my hard drive, does Windows Vista update the file's Last Access Time?

Responses

  1. anonymous Says:

    No, in Windows Vista, we've disabled updates to last access time altogether, though this can be enabled in the registry. See blogs.technet.com/filecab/archive/2006/11/07/disablinglastaccesstimeinwindowsvistatoimproventfsperformance.aspx for details. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.Want to learn more about Windows file and storage technologies? Visit our team blog at blogs.technet.com/filecab/default.aspx. "JC"

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