Symptoms
If you select the Disable write-behind caching for all drives option on the Troubleshooting tab in the File System properties, this option does not disable the Enable write-behind caching on all removable disk drives setting on the Removable Disks tab.
Workaround
To completely disable write-behind caching, click to clear the Enable write-behind caching on all removable disk drives option. This option is found on the Removable Disk tab in the File System properties.
For specific instructions on how to disable this setting, please see the "More Information" section of this article.
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
More Information
To Completely Disable Write-Behind Caching
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Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
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Click File System, and then click the Removable Disk tab.
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Click to clear the Enable write-behind caching on all removable disk drives option.
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Click OK, click Close, and then restart the computer when prompted.
