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Does Windows send TRIM command with every delete?

I understand the concept behind TRIM. I know you can schedule TRIM through the "optimization schedule" part of "defragment and optimize drives". But does Windows send a TRIM ...
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Manually trimming unused NTFS SSD blocks in windows after imaging drive

I upgraded my SSD by dd'ing the old drive to a new drive under Linux. This has the side effect of also copying "empty space." Is there a way to ask Windows to trim the NTFS unused blocks? ...
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TRIM an SSD after restoring from an image?

I just restored a full disk Windows 7 image to an SSD with dd, and am now running off of it. I'm concerned that the SSD thinks that all of the unused sectors from the image are actually used sectors, ...
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Windows 8.1 fails to optimize System Reserved partition

I have Windows 8.1 Professional x64 running from a 256GB OCZ Vertex 4 SSD. Windows has divided the drive in to two partitions: System Reserved (350MB NTFS) C: (238.13GB NTFS) Whenever Windows ...
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