100% Disk Usage Windows 10
Windows 10 100% disk usage in Task Manager
If your Windows 10 Task Manager shows 100% disk usage,
something is causing your hard drive to over-work. The good news is, it’s usually
not a hard problem to fix.
01. Method
Windows + R
4) Check your computer’s disk usage: Type “task manager” in the Windows search 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 fixed the problem!
2. Method
Check your computer’s disk usage: Type “task manager” in the Windows search 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 fixed the problem!
3. Method
1) On your keyboard, press Windows key and Pause/ Break key at the same time. Then choose Advanced
System Settings on the left panel
2) Go to the Advanced tab,
then click Settings.
3) Go to the Performance Options tab,
then click Change.
4) Ensure the Automatically
manage paging file size for all drives checkbox is NOT ticked.
Select your windows drive (the hard drive or partition that has Windows installed on it – usually C:), and enter an Initial size and Maximum size for your virtual memory:
- Initial size – This value varies, depending on your computer. If you’re not sure what value to use, just enter whatever the number is in the Recommended category.
- Maximum size – Don’t set this value too high. It should be about 1.5 times the size of your physical RAM. e.g. A PC with 4 GB (4096 MB) of RAM should have no more than about 6,144 MB virtual memory (4096 MB x 1.5).
Once you’ve entered your virtual memory values, click Set, then click OK to continue.
5) Clear all your computer’s ‘temp’ files. On your keyboard, press Windows key and R at the same time, then in the Run form, type temp and hit Enter. This will invoke Windows Explorer with your Temp folder open, showing you all the temp files on your computer.
6) Select all the files in the Temp
folder and delete them.
4. Method
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 to a firmware bug.
Here’s how to determine if this is your problem and fix it:
1) Open Device Manager by pressing Windows logo key and X at the same time to choose Device Manager.
4) Close the Driver Details window and go to Details tab. From the drop-down menu, select Device Instance Path. Make note of the path, starting from VEN_.
5) Windows + R
Type Hare regedit
Type regedit in the search box of Start panel, then hit Enter on your keyboard to run Registry Editor. Then go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\PCI\ <AHCI Controller>\<Random Number>\Device Parameters\Interrupt Management\MessageSignaledInterruptProperties
The <AHCI Controller> here refers to the name you see from step 2).
The <Random Number> differs on different machines.
Double click the MSISupported key and change the value to 0.
4) Check your computer’s disk usage: Type “task manager” in the Windows search 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 fixed the problem!
5. Method
1) On your keyboard, press Windows key and X at the same time, then choose Command Prompt (Admin).
2) The command prompt will once again display. Type in the following command:
chkdsk.exe /f /r3) Hit Enter on your keyboard, then type Y to confirm that you’d like to perform the disk check the next time you restart your computer. Please make sure you have closed all of your applications first.
net.exe stop superfetchsc config sysmain start=disabled
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