Difference between revisions of "Windows Unified Write Filter (UWF)"
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* Reduce wear on [[solid-state drives]]. You cannot use UWF to protect external removable drives, USB devices or [[flash drives]]. | * Reduce wear on [[solid-state drives]]. You cannot use UWF to protect external removable drives, USB devices or [[flash drives]]. | ||
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== Activities == | == Activities == |
Revision as of 13:12, 25 February 2020
Unified Write Filter (UWF) write protects files, folders or partitions to prevent corruption of data from sudden power loss and stops unauthorised modification of the system – once the user reboots the system, he or she is presented with a clean install.
Some benefits:
- Reduce wear on solid-state drives. You cannot use UWF to protect external removable drives, USB devices or flash drives.
- make read-only media appear to the OS as a writable volume
Activities
See also
- Windows 10 Enterprise
- Shell Launcher, Boot Experience, and Custom Logon
mount
(Linux)
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