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Thursday, September 22, 2011

How to Manually Start or Stop "Automatic Maintenance" in Windows 8


1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click on the Action Center icon.


2. To Manually Start "Automatic Maintenance"
NOTE: It's recommended to only start Automatic Maintenance when you are not using the computer since performance could be negatively impacted while running.

A) In Action Center, expand Maintenance, and click on the Start maintenance link. (see screenshot below)




B) Go to step 4.

3. To Manually Stop "Automatic Maintenance"
NOTE: You will only be able to stop Automatic Maintenance if it is already running.

A) In Action Center, expand Maintenance, and click on the Stop maintenance link. (see screenshot below)




B) Continue on to step 4.

4. If prompted by UAC, then click on Yes.


5. When finished, you can close the Action Center.

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