If you are looking for an easy way to open files more quickly in Vista, here is one quicky adjustment that you can make. Anytime a file is opened on an NTFS partition, a date stamp is updated to show the last time that the file was accessed. This is in addition to the “last modified on” date that is updated whenever a file is saved. I often find myself checking the last modified date of files to determine the most recent version of a given document or file, but very rarely do I find much use in the last accessed date.
Disabling the last-access date stamp will allow Vista to open your files a little bit more quickly. Here’s how to do it:
- Open the Start Menu and open the Registry Editor by typing “regedit” and hitting enter
- Browse through the registry and find the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem
- Find the NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate setting and double-click on it
- Change the setting value from 0 to 1 and click ok
That’s all there is to it. After your next system restart, the last-access stamp will be disabled and should allow Vista to open your files a little more quickly.
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