defrag.exe
Windows Drive Optimizer by Microsoft
| Version: | 6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) |
| MD5: | 050bd1bb9e251f2aa366eea8eb1ef75b |
| SHA1: | a40a33ee97d0e6759a83a989f0341f3df85dac6e |
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
What is defrag.exe?
Disk Defragmenter is a utility in Microsoft Windows designed to increase access speed by rearranging files stored on a disk to occupy contiguous storage locations, a technique called defragmentation. Defragmenting a disk minimizes head travel, which reduces the time it takes to read files from and write files to the disk. Beginning with Windows XP, Disk Defragmenter also reduces system startup times.
About defrag.exe (from Microsoft)
“Disk Defragmenter consolidates fragmented files and folders on your computer's hard disk, so that each occupies a single, contiguous space on the volume As a result, your system can gain access to y”
Details
| File name: | defrag.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corp. |
| Product name: | Windows Drive Optimizer |
| Description: | Disk Defragmenter Module |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\defrag.exe |
| Original name: | Defrag.EXE.MUI |
| File version: | 6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) |
| Product version: | 6.2.8400.0 |
| Size: | 177 KB (181,248 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Scheduled tasks
- The task 'ManualDefrag' runs in the path '\Microsoft\Windows\Defrag\ManualDefrag'
- The job 'ScheduledDefrag' runs in the path '\Microsoft\Windows\Defrag\ScheduledDefrag'
- Entry path '\Microsoft\Windows\Defrag\ScheduledDefrag'
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 8.1 |
23.00% |
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| Windows 8 |
21.00% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
17.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
10.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Single Language |
7.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
4.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
4.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
3.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise |
2.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro Preview |
2.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise N |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Enterprise |
1.00% |
|
| Windows Developer Preview |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 N |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro N |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Single Language Preview |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro Preview with Media Center |
0.50% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 39.20% of Windows Drive Optimizer.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Lenovo |
16.42% |
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| ASUS |
14.18% |
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| Dell |
14.18% |
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| Toshiba |
13.43% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
13.06% |
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| Acer |
10.82% |
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| Sony |
7.46% |
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| Intel |
3.73% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
2.99% |
|
| Samsung |
1.49% |
|
| Alienware |
0.75% |
|
| Medion |
0.75% |
|
| American Megatrends |
0.75% |
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