Comment 9 for bug 1280574

I have a few more questions after having read your replies to Anton.

First, I would like to check whether there is a difference from Windows 8 in processing the "fast restart mode". Please turn this feature back on, then log off Windows (to be ready for a fast restart), boot into Ubuntu and show the result of :
sudo head -c 30 'Win/$LogFile' | tail -c 4 | od -t x2

Then please provide information about your storage and SSD cacheing. I have a computer on which I had to disable the SSD cacheing, because it is used differently by Windows and Linux. I applied the procedure under "Remove fake raid" on
http://askubuntu.com/questions/159645/dual-boot-installation-of-ubuntu-12-04-lts-on-hp-ultrabook-envy-4-1002tx
The "sudo lspci -v" output related to your storage controller may also be useful.

I interpret the "change tracking features" mentioned by Anton as a configuration in which your storage is backed up on some external server (such as a mirror on the cloud).

Finally, for providing a metadata image, better select a partition with the smallest number of files, otherwise the image might be too big. You may also prefer a partition hosting files whose names are not confidential.
You can built such an image by (replace sdxx by relevant partition id, it must not be mounted, and bzip2 would be better than gzip, but it is much slower) :
sudo ntfsclone -mst -O - /dev/sdxx | gzip > sdxx.image.gz
The resulting file is probably too big for being attached to this issue tracker or sent by mail. Uploading to a public server may be required.