I use Windows Server 2016 on all my lab machines, therefore I also use Data Deduplication to save space. But I don’t run it in the background, i run it basically when I need space.

The PowerShell script. (https://github.com/DeploymentBunny/Files/tree/master/Tools/Start-VIADeDupJob)

Function Wait-VIADedupJob
{
while ((Get-DedupJob).count -ne 0 )
{
Get-DedupJob
Start-Sleep -Seconds 30
}
}

foreach($item in Get-DedupVolume){
Wait-VIADedupJob
$item | Start-DedupJob -Type Optimization -Priority High -Memory 80
Wait-VIADedupJob
$item | Start-DedupJob -Type GarbageCollection -Priority High -Memory 80 -Full
Wait-VIADedupJob
$item | Start-DedupJob -Type Scrubbing -Priority High -Memory 80 -Full
Wait-VIADedupJob
}
Get-DedupStatus

/mike