May 8, 2023 · I need to make a script to empty both folders (temp & Prefetch) folders please.

Oct 6, 2017 · Prefetch is meant to speed up your system by not having to spin your hard drive to find instructions for the most used programs. Deleting the Prefetch makes the machine have to read the …

Apr 23, 2019 · Cannot access Prefetch folder any longer - strange Hi all - I am the (local) Admin of my system, yet I cannot access my Prefetch folder any longer in W10 Pro. No errors, except that …

Jul 4, 2018 · Hi. My Prefetch folder (C:\Windows\Prefetch) was deleted, so I manually recreated it. Now, many .pf files have been regenerated, which is expected. But several days have past and I've …

Feb 23, 2016 · You don't have to remove any file from the prefetch folder at all, set up CCleaner to do the work for you and don't go deleting files from prefetch as that can slow down app launch times …

Nov 10, 2017 · The prefetch files (.pf) are for preloading executables and drivers in a particular order for a faster boot time. If that is messed up it certainly could affect your boot time.

Jul 2, 2022 · How to Enable or Disable SuperFetch (SysMain) in Windows SuperFetch (aka: Memory Prefetcher) is a service that was introduced with Vista. SuperFetch is an enhancement of the …

Nov 1, 2018 · Prefetch files aren't usually redundant. If you delete these your boot times and application launch times will suffer because those .pf files need to be recreated.

May 5, 2017 · Yes, I use CCleaner and other cleaners, which clean prefetch files. I have it disabled since install and the difference is obvious, mostly with a cold and warm start of a browser, like 5 secs …

Jul 12, 2022 · To re-create Prefetch (layout.ini) open cmd.exe as Administrator & enter: start /wait rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks This command recreates c:\windows\prefetch\layout.ini, …