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Windows 10 Random Disk Usage Spikes

Anonymous
2018-02-06T03:57:47+00:00

Hey,

now since 3 days my Disk Usage goes randomly from 0 to 100 and then 0 %, i already tried the tipps given from all other forums or website but nothing helped. And its getting Annoying it freeze my Computer and something more i dont understand why my Harddrive is that fast at 100% Usage because i got a 1 TB Harddrive with 128 MB cache.

my rig : 

Ram : 8 GB DRR3 Ram 1600mhz

CPU : i5 4460 4x 3,2 ghz

GPU : GTX 950 OC

Harddrive : Seagate Barracuda Pro 1TB 128 MB Cache

Motherboard : ASRock H81M DG4

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-03-27T13:53:40+00:00

    How i already said , My Harddrive is dead. For now i m waiting for a new one, But i wont go back to Windows 10 its the 3rd Harddrive already. I Check already my Hardware all is fine. With the Clean Boot, it wont help because it was something from Windows 10. Services like Windows Search, Windows Update and BITS always reenabled them self and caused a high Usages. Also the Windows Defender wich mostly was the cause.

    And to "Close" the thread : i m done with Windows 10 for now. I would rather go to Linux before going back to Windows 10. It has to many Bugs and Failures wich already 100 of people wrote in Forums, i dont see why Microsoft or the People who work on Windows 10 dont get that Fixed.

    But after all, have a nice Day !

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-02-08T11:33:04+00:00

    Thanks for the update. Some users were able to resolve the issue by going opening Windows Defender and switch Real-time Protection off and then back on again. Please try this workaround and see it helps.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-03-18T12:24:27+00:00

    Sorry for the late answer, sadly it didnt helped. I Still have those Random Spikes.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-03-01T10:49:17+00:00

    Hey, I have the same problem where it constantly uses 20% of my disk usage and spikes higher. When I turn off real time protection it fixes the issue. What is a proper fix for this?

    Thanks

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-02-06T10:52:17+00:00

    Hi,

    Having a high Disk usage may slow down the performance of your computer and it may not have any spare capacity to perform other tasks. We would like to know what are the specific steps that you've tried to troubleshoot the problem. This is to prevent us from providing the same methods.

    In the meantime, we recommend that you perform the tips on this article on how to improve your Windows 10 computer's performance.

    If the issue persists, you may want to perform a System Restore or Reset your computer. For more information and instructions regarding this, please check this page.

    Keep us posted and we'll be willing to assist you further.

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