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Does the /prefetch:1 argument works for any application?

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Mar 15, 202610127 views
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I found some information about the /prefetch:1 argument on some applications, such as Microsoft Word and Excel. You add this argument to a shortcut that points to these apps. If I add that to the shortcuts for some non-Microsoft programs, will I get the same benefits (like startup optimization gene…

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The switch is basically snake oil as far as it supposedly making other applications faster to run. What it is used for is when an application such as Windows Media Player have multiple modes that they can start up in then it is used so that their pr…

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