Acronis True Image Analyzing Partition Delay and TrkWks Error

Problem: Acronis True Image hangs on startup while analyzing the partitions on your computer. If you have a lot of partitions, this could last for HOURS!

Turns out that this can be fixed by turning off a little used service: "Distributed Link Tracking Client"

Start / Control Panel / Administrative tools /Services

Find "Distributed Link Tracking Client" and double-click on it.

Tthe "Distributed Link Tracking Client" service may be set to "Automatic" or "Manual".
Modify the system registry settings to disable the "Distributed Link
Tracking Client" service in Windows.
The "Distributed Link Tracking Client" service helps maintain links between NTFS files within a computer or across computers in a network
domain. This service is for users who are in a domain that have distributed links and a NTFS file system. If these conditions do not
apply to your system, disable this service to speed up the system boot.

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