Optimize drives "Empty"

On my Windows Server 2012 I go to Optimize Drives and I select Change Settings as it SHOULD be Defragmenting Weekly as it states. I found that when I clicked on Choose Drives the Select all was choosen but NO drives showed up. I just checked,
if I DEselected the Select all, the drives did NOT magically appear. I am up to date on all software and updates. This is a VMWare Virtual Server, however I do NOT think that that would be the issue, although it COULD. The image below shows
the settings as they were without any options selected or changed. It was set it and forget it for the weekly server optimization or server defrag.
This is development so I can edit "LIVE" and not worry. I am not sure if there is something I can check or look into.

Hi,
Sorry for the delay in reply.
From my test I cannot repro your issue. However I noticed that not all my disks are listed in your step 3 - storage spaces are not listed. Thus I assume it will check the volume status and hide a part of them.
Whether any SSD is involved in your computer?
Meanwhile incase it is caused by third party app, test if the issue persists in Safe Mode or Clean Boot mode (incase defragment cannot be started in Safe Mode).
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/331796/en-us
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Windows server 2012 Optimize drives empty

I am trying to select the drives I want to schedule for weekly optimization but the drives aren't showing up.
Select all doesn't work either.
I have to manual run it.

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The physical aspects of the storage (whether it’s a SCSI disk, or a RAID or a thin provisioned LUN etc.) are not taken into consideration in the default scheduled task. Please check the device type on the server.
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What's New in Defrag for Windows Server 2012/2012R2
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2014/02/17/what-39-s-new-in-defrag-for-windows-server-2012-2012r2.aspx
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No drives for automatic optimization

In server 2012 I goto optimize drives click on "change settings" (for schedule), click on "Choose" (drives) and no drives are listed are listed that can be scheduled for automatic optimization?? I can also optimize the drive
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What are the best affordable external drive options for my iMac ?

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I am a fairly recent newcomer to Macintosh as my primary personal computing platform. I have recently installed Adobe CS4 Design Premium Student Edition on a late 2006 20in iMac and have several important questions about external hard drives. First of all, everyone knows that using any personal computer (whether you its a Macintosh, or a PC running Windows and/or Linux) without an acceptable way to backup critical data is no different than driving in your car without your seat belt fastened. I need advice for a good external hard disk solution for backup and several other important computing tasks given the following realities
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Use your internal drive space for speed critical functions. Use a FireWire 400 external drive for additional storage space, where speed is important but not critical, such as storing your existing media (including your things like your iTunes library files). Use a separate cheaper USB 2.0 external drive for your Time Machine (or whatever method) backup archive, where speed is not that important at all (some people even use a network connection for their Time Machine backup).
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Why is disk optimization not available on our Surface with 8.1?

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External hard drive shows up under internal hard drive volume?

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My Macbook Pro feels slow and the hard drive is making a faint rattling noise.

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Finding RAW files on Portable Hard Drive

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