7 fixes for 100% disk usage on Windows 10
Here are a few fixes that have helped other users resolve their Windows 10 100% disk usage problem. You may not need to try them all; just work your way down the các mục until you find the one that works for you.
Fix 1: Disable SuperFetch
SuperFetch helps lớn decrease boot time và make must-load programs more efficiently. However, ithas been identified as a potential cause of disk performance issues in Windows 8 & later versions of Windows, including Windows 10. Here’s how to stop this service:
1) On your keyboard, press Windows biệu tượng công ty key, type comm& prompt, then select Run as administrator.
2) Click Yes at the User Account Controlprompt.
3) The command prompt will once again display. Type in the following command:
net.exe pháo stop superfetch4) Hit Enteron your keyboard.
5) If the commvà above isn’t valid, try the following one instead:
net.exe pháo stop sysmain6) Wait for a few minutes to see if your computer starts performing better. Or kiểm tra your computer’s disk usage:Type “task manager” in the Windows tìm kiếm bar và select Task Manager, then in the Processes tab, look at the % at the top of the Disk column. If it’s no longer 100%, you’ve sầu fixed the problem!
If the 100% disk usage problem persists, try the next method, below.
Fix 2: Update your device drivers
If the steps above don’t resolve sầu your 100% disk usage problem in Windows 10, it may be caused by a device driver.
You can automatically update all your device drivers lớn the lakiểm tra correct version with Driver Easy.
Driver Easy will automatically recognize your system và find the correct drivers for it. You don’t need to know exactly what system your computer is running, you don’t need to risk downloading và installing the wrong driver, và you don’t need khổng lồ worry about making a mistake when installing.
You can update your drivers automatically with either the FREE or the Pro version of Driver Easy. But with the Pro version it takes just 2 clicks (& you get full tư vấn và a 30-day money back guarantee):
1) Download & install Driver Easy.
2) Run Driver Easy và cliông chồng Scan Now button. Driver Easywill then scan your computer & detect any problem drivers.
3) Clichồng the Updatebutton next to lớn any flagged device to automatically tải về và install the correct version of that driver(you can vị this with the FREE version).
Or clichồng UpdateAllto automatically tải về & install the correct version of all the drivers that are missing or out of date on your system (this requires thePro version – you’ll be prompted khổng lồ nâng cấp when you cliông xã Update All).
4) Chechồng your computer’s disk usage:Type “task manager” in the Windows search bar và select Task Manager, then in the Processes tab, look at the % at the top of the Disk column. If it’s no longer 100%, you’ve fixed the problem!
If the 100% disk usage problem persists, try the next method, below.
Fix 3: Persize a disk check
1) On your keyboard, press Windows key và X at the same time, then choose Command Prompt (Admin).
2) Cliông chồng Yes at the User Account Controlprompt.
3) The comm& prompt will once again display. Type in the following command:
chkdsk.exe pháo /f /r4) Hit Enteron your keyboard, then type Y lớn confirm that you’d lượt thích to persize the disk kiểm tra the next time you restart your computer. Please make sure you have sầu closed all of your applications first.
IMPORTANT: Disk check will start the next time you boot your PC & it might take some time lớn complete (could be a day for some). If, when you restart, you don’t have time to lớn wait for the disk kiểm tra to complete, you can skip it. You’ll need lớn reschedule it again, as described above, though.
5) Once you’ve completed the disk kiểm tra, check your computer’s disk usage again:Type “task manager” in the Windows tìm kiếm bar và select Task Manager, then in the Processes tab, look at the % at the top of the Disk column. If it’s no longer 100%, you’ve sầu fixed the problem!
If the 100% disk usage problem persists, try the next method, below.
Fix 4: Reset Virtual Memory
Virtual memory can be considered an extension of your computer’s physical memory. It’s a combination of RAM and a portion of your hard drive sầu. When the RAM isn’t enough to lớn perform a task, Windows will temporarily store files in virtual memory, then swap them back to lớn RAM when required.
To reset virtual memory: 1) On your keyboard, press Windows key & Pause/ Break key at the same time. Then chooseAdvanced System Settings on the left panel.
2)Go to the Advanced tab, then clickSettings.
3) Go khổng lồ theAdvanced tab again, và choose Change…in the Virtual memory section.
4) Ensure theAutomatically manage paging tệp tin kích thước for all drives checkbox is NOT ticked.
5) Select your windows drive sầu (the hard drive sầu or partition that has Windows installed on it – usuallyC:),và enter an Initial size & Maximum form size for your virtual memory:
Initial size – This value varies, depending on your computer. If you’re not sure what value lớn use, just enter whatever the number is in the Recommended category.Maximum size – Don’t mix this value too high. It should be about 1.5 times the kích thước of your physical RAM. e.g. APC with 4 GB (4096 MB) of RAM should have no more than about 6,144 MB virtual memory (4096MB x 1.5).Once you’ve sầu entered your virtual memory values,clickSet, then clickOK khổng lồ continue.
6) Clear all your computer’s ‘temp’ files.On your keyboard, press Windows key and R at the same time, then in the Run khung, type temp and hit Enter. This will invoke Windows Explorer with your Temp folder open, showing you all the temp files on your computer.
7) Select all the files in the Temp thư mục và delete them.
8)Check your computer’s disk usage:Type “task manager” in the Windows search bar và select Task Manager, then in the Processes tab, look at the % at the top of the Disk column. If it’s no longer 100%, you’ve fixed the problem!
If the 100% disk usage problem persists, try the next method, below.
Fix 5: Disable Antivi khuẩn Software temporarily
If you’ve installed antivirut or anti-malware programs such as Norton, Kaspersky, AVG, Avast Behavior Shield or Malwarebytes, you should temporarily turn them off or disable them to lớn see if they’re causing your disk usage problem.
Please see your antivirus software’s documentation khổng lồ learn how to lớn disable it.You might also find these link useful:
cảnh báo that Microsoft has its own mặc định anti-malware, Windows Defender. It’s automatically enabled even if you also have sầu other antivirut applications installed. Even if you disable your other antivi khuẩn programs, Windows Defender is always there for you during that certain time range. So, no need khổng lồ worry too much about temporarily turning antivi khuẩn off.
Once you’ve disabled your antivirus, kiểm tra your computer’s disk usage again:Type “task manager” in the Windows tìm kiếm bar and select Task Manager, then in the Processes tab, look at the % at the top of the Disk column. If it’s no longer 100%, you’ve found the problem, & you should contact the vendor of your antivi khuẩn software to see if they can provide some help.
If the 100% disk usage problem persists, try the next method, below.
Fix 6: Fix your StorAHCI.sys driver
Note: A million thanks lớn our warm-hearted reader Javier for the following solution.
The Windows 10 100% disk usage problem might also be caused by some Advanced Host Controller Interface PCI-Express (AHCI PCIe) models running with the inbox StorAHCI.sys driver due lớn a firmware bug.
Here’s how lớn determine if this is your problem & fix it:
1) OpenDevice Manager by pressing Windows hình ảnh key and X at the same time khổng lồ choose Device Manager.
2) Expand theIDE ATA/ATAPI Controllerscategory, and double-cliông xã the AHCI controller.
3) Go to theDriver tab và click Driver Details. If you can see storahci.sys stored in a path of system32 thư mục, then you are running the inbox AHCI driver.
4) Cđại bại the Driver Details window và go khổng lồ Details tab. From the drop-down menu, selectDevice Instance Path. Make note of the path, starting from VEN_.
5) Type regedit in the tìm kiếm box of Start panel, then hit Enteron your keyboard lớn run Registry Editor. Then go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetEnumPCI AHCI Controller>Random Number>Device ParametersInterrupt ManagementMessageSignaledInterruptProperties
TheAHCI Controller>here refers to lớn the name you see from step 2).
TheRandom Number>differs on different machines.
6) Double click the MSISupported key and change the value to 0.
7) Restart your computer after the change, then kiểm tra your computer’s disk usage:Type “task manager” in the Windows tìm kiếm bar & select Task Manager, then in the Processes tab, look at the % at the top of the Disk column. If it’s no longer 100%, you’ve fixed the problem!
Fix 7: Switch to ChromeOS
Windows is a very old technology. Sure, Windows 10 is relatively new, but it’s still just the lachạy thử iteration of a decades-old operating system, designed for a bygone era (pre-internet).
Now that we have sầu the mạng internet, fast connection speeds, miễn phí cloud storage, & endless web apps (lượt thích Gmail, Google Docs, Slack, Facebook, Dropbox và Spotify), the entire Windows way of doing things – with locally installed programs and local tệp tin storage – is totally outdated.
Why is that a problem? Because when you’re constantly installing uncontrolled third-buổi tiệc nhỏ programs, you’re constantly opening the door to lớn viruses & other malware. (And Windows’ insecure permission system compounds this problem.)
Plus the way Windows manages installed software và hardware has always been a problem. If your computer shuts down unexpectedly, or a program installs, uninstalls or updates incorrectly, you can get ‘registry’ corruptions. That’s why Windows PCs always slow down & become unstable over time.
Also because everything’s installed and saved locally, it doesn’t take long before you run out of disk space, and your disk gets fragmented, which makes everything even slower và more unstable.
For most people, the simplest way lớn solve sầu Windows problems is to lớn ditch Windows altogether, & switch khổng lồ a faster, more reliable, more secure, easier to use và cheaper operating system…
Google ChromeOS.
ChromeOS feels much lượt thích Windows, but instead of installing heaps of programs to gmail, chat, browse the mạng internet, write documents, vị school presentations, create spreadsheets, and whatever else you normally vày on a computer, you use web apps. You don’t need to install anything at all.
That means you don’t have sầu virus & malware problems, & your computer doesn’t slow down over time, or become unstable.
And that’s just the start of the benefits…
To learn more about the benefits of ChromeOS, và to lớn see comparison videos and demos, visit GoChromeOS.com.
