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This Hidden Windows Setting Is Slowing Down Your SSD — Here’s the Fix

Windows defaults to the “Quick removal” policy, which disables aggressive SSD write caching and can slow down small, frequent write operations. Changing the policy to “Better performance” enables write caching, allowing the drive to acknowledge writes once data reaches the SSD’s cache rather than waiting for NAND commitment. This adjustment improves responsiveness on both internal SATA and NVMe SSDs, while external USB drives should retain Quick removal to avoid data loss from accidental unplugging. The fix requires only a few clicks in the drive’s Properties → Policies tab.