Abstract: A computer system having reduced write latency and methods for use in computer systems for reducing write latency are provided. Processing circuitry of the computer system is configured to execute a volume filter driver (VFD) that can be switched between a fast termination (FT) mode of operations and a normal, or quiescent, mode of operations. When the processing circuitry receives input/output (IO) write requests to write data to memory while the VFD is in the FT mode of operations, the VFD causes metadata associated with received IO write requests to be written to a volume of memory while preventing actual data associated with received IO write requests from being written to the volume, thereby resulting in extremely fast FT mode operation. After the file has been written to the volume, the VFD enters the quiescent mode of operations during which the VFD passes all IO write requests to the volume.