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The developer workload tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about optimizing Windows for software development tasks. A key topic is Windows 11's Dev Drive feature, which uses ReFS formatting and Defender Performance Mode to speed up builds, git operations, and package restores. The tag focuses on practical improvements for developer productivity, including storage tuning and antivirus configuration for development environments.
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    Dev Drive in Windows 11: Faster Builds with ReFS and Defender Performance Mode

    Windows 11’s Dev Drive is one of those under-the-radar features that can materially shorten build times, speed up repository operations, and reduce the friction of daily developer work—provided you use it the way Microsoft intended. In short: Dev Drive is a ReFS-formatted storage volume tuned...
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    • bitlocker block cloning build performance copy-on-write defender performance mode dev drive developer workload i/o performance large files package caches performance mode performance optimization refs repository operations security trusted volume vhd virtualization windows 11 windows storage
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