windows 10 kb5048652 causes continuous high disk activity levels

Question

After installing windows 10 kb5048652 (on 11 Dec 2024) causes high disk activity levels . The machine concerned is Dell Alienware (64 bit)

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Host Name: DESKTOP-A****

OS Name: Microsoft Windows 10 Home

OS Version: 10.0.19045 N/A Build 19045

OS Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation

OS Configuration: Standalone Workstation

OS Build Type: Multiprocessor Free

Registered Owner: A****

Registered Organization: Microsoft

Product ID: *****

Original Install Date: 10/29/2020, 8:57:18 AM

System Boot Time: 12/13/2024, 10:26:55 AM

System Manufacturer: Alienware

System Model: Alienware 17 R3

System Type: x64-based PC

Processor(s): 1 Processor(s) Installed.

                       [01]: Intel64 Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3 GenuineIntel ~2701 Mhz 

BIOS Version: Alienware 1.8.0, 5/30/2019

Windows Directory: C:\WINDOWS

System Directory: C:\WINDOWS\system32

Boot Device: \Device\HarddiskVolume3

System Locale: en-us;English (United States)

Input Locale: en-us;English (United States)

Time Zone: (UTC+10:00) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney

Total Physical Memory: 16,247 MB

Available Physical Memory: 7,491 MB

Virtual Memory: Max Size: 23,927 MB

Virtual Memory: Available: 13,121 MB

Virtual Memory: In Use: 10,806 MB

Page File Location(s): C:\pagefile.sys

Domain: WORKGROUP

Logon Server: \DESKTOP-*****I

Hotfix(s): 47 Hotfix(s) Installed.

                       [01]: KB5045933 

                       [02]: KB5028951 

                       [03]: KB4577266 

                       [04]: KB4577586 

                       [05]: KB4580325 

                       [06]: KB4586864 

                       [07]: KB4589212 

                       [08]: KB4593175 

                       [09]: KB4598481 

                       [10]: KB5000736 

                       [11]: KB5011048 

                       [12]: KB5012170 

                       [13]: KB5015684 

                       [14]: KB5048652 

                       [15]: KB5006753 

                       [16]: KB5007273 

                       [17]: KB5011352 

                       [18]: KB5011651 

                       [19]: KB5014032 

                       [20]: KB5014035 

                       [21]: KB5014671 

                       [22]: KB5015895 

                       [23]: KB5016705 

                       [24]: KB5018506 

                       [25]: KB5020372 

                       [26]: KB5022924 

                       [27]: KB5023794 

                       [28]: KB5025315 

                       [29]: KB5026879 

                       [30]: KB5028318 

                       [31]: KB5028380 

                       [32]: KB5029709 

                       [33]: KB5031539 

                       [34]: KB5032907 

                       [35]: KB5036447 

                       [36]: KB5037018 

                       [37]: KB5037240 

                       [38]: KB5037995 

                       [39]: KB5039336 

                       [40]: KB5040565 

                       [41]: KB5041579 

                       [42]: KB5041581 

                       [43]: KB5043935 

                       [44]: KB5043130 

                       [45]: KB5046823 

                       [46]: KB5005699 

                       [47]: KB5046400 

Network Card(s): 2 NIC(s) Installed.

                       [01]: Killer E2400 Gigabit Ethernet Controller 

                             Connection Name: Ethernet 

                             Status:          Media disconnected 

                       [02]: Killer Wireless-n/a/ac 1535 Wireless Network Adapter 

                             Connection Name: Wi-Fi 

                             DHCP Enabled:    Yes 

                             DHCP Server:     192.168.1.1 

                             IP address(es) 

                             [01]: 192.168.1.105 

                             [02]: \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*

Hyper-V Requirements: VM Monitor Mode Extensions: Yes

                       Virtualization Enabled In Firmware: Yes 

                       Second Level Address Translation: Yes 

                       Data Execution Prevention Available: Yes

Answer 1

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