Task Manager always shows 100% disk usage, how to get rid of this?

Question

On startup PC is very slow, on opening Task Manager I found this, How to get rid of this??

Answer 1

A. Refer to below link which has 7 different solutions for this problem.

1: Disable Windows Search

2: Disable SuperFetch Service

3: Perform a diskcheck

4: Reset Virtual Memory

5: Disable Antivirus Software temporarily

6: Change the settings in Google & Skype

7: Fix your StorAHCI.sys driver

https://www.drivereasy.com/knowledge/fix-100-di...

B. Also look into this, a special case - Task Manager might show 100% disk utilization on Windows 10 devices with Message Signaled Interrupt (MSI) mode enabled

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/308359...

Answer 2

Open Start > Settings > Privacy > Background apps

Disable all Background apps.

Also, check whats starting up with Windows.

Press Windows key + X

Click Task Manager

Click Startup tab

Disable all except Windows Defender.

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Press Windows key + R

Type: msconfig

Hit Enter

Go to the services tab

Check the box,

hide all Microsoft services

Disable the remaining services

Click Apply then OK

Restart if prompted

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Open Start, type: problem reports

Hit Enter

Delete any failed or pending reports.

Go to Start > Settings > System > Notifications and actions > Turn off "Show me tips about Windows."

If you have Chrome installed, uninstall then reinstall it.

Answer 3

Do you have MalwareBytes installed?

This has been known to cause 100% disk usage & MBAM have released an update to rectify this: https://downloads.malwarebytes.org/file/mb3

Also the Spectre & Meltdown updates have slowed down computers with Intel & they are advising not to download the update, if you have then there’s a workaround to disable the update (for intel processors only):

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/407813...

If neither of these answer your question please post back.