Windows tips site IntelliAdmin suggests some ways to speed up Windows startup. Alongside the usual defrag and spyware-cleaning suspects, there's an interesting section on disabling Windows' prefetch ...

For SSD drives Prefetch is disabled by default. The Prefetch file contains various metadata. The executable's name, up to 29 characters. The run count, or number of times the application has been run.

Windows File Analyzer will help you decode & analyze the Thumbnail Database, Prefetch folder, Shortcuts, Index.DAT, and Recycle Bin for forensic analysis. We took it for a spin and can say that it is ...

Check if Recent files tracking is enabled in Windows Explorer View count of .lnk files and timestamps (oldest/newest) Enable tracking via registry keys: ...