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If your Windows 10 Task

Manager shows 100%
disk usage, something is
causing your hard drive
to over-work. Your
computer is now so slow
it’s almost impossible to
use, and you’re probably
wondering what you did
wrong. The answer is,
nothing! This problem
can occur all by itself. But
the good news is, it’s
usually not a hard
problem to fix.

8 fixes for
100% disk
usage on
Windows 10
Here are a few fixes that
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resolve their Windows 10

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problem. You may not

need to try them all; just
work your way down the
list until you find the one
that works for you.

1. Disable Windows
Search

2. Update your
device drivers

3. Disable
SuperFetch
service 

4. Perform a
diskcheck

5. Reset Virtual
Memory

6. Disable Antivirus
Software
temporarily

7. Change your
Google Chrome &
Skype settings

8. Fix your
StorAHCI.sys
driver
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Fix 1: Disable
Windows
Search
To determine if Windows
Search is causing your
100% disk usage
problem, the first thing
you should do is
temporarily disable
Windows Search, and see
if your computer speeds
up. If it does, you can
permanently disable
Windows Search. 

Temporarily
disable Windows
Search

Windows Search is what

makes searching files on
your PC much faster. If
you don’t use it at all, or
you have another search
app, you can disable it
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service will stop the ↑
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indexing of all files. But

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to search, which will take

longer time.

Here’s how to
temporarily disable
Windows Search and find
out if it’s the cause of
your 100% disk
utilization problem.
(Note that Windows
Search will start again
when you restart your
computer.)

1) On your keyboard, press

the Windows logo key 

 and X at the same time,

then select Command
Prompt (Admin). 

2) Click Yes at the User

Account Control window
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3) A mostly black window

will then display. This is
the command prompt
window. In this window,
type in the following
command: 

net.exe stop
"Windows search"

4) Hit Enter on your

keyboard. 

Check to see if your disk

usage and the
performance of your
computer improve. If
they do, you should
permanently disable
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Permanently
disable Windows
Search

If you discovered that

Windows Search is
causing your 100% disk
usage error in Windows
10, you can permanently
disable Windows Search:

1) Press Windows logo

key + R at the same time,
and type in
services.msc. 

2) Locate Windows
Search option, double
click it to enter its
Properties window. 

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3) Change the Startup

type to Disabled. Then
click Apply and OK to
save your change. 

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!
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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 your 100% disk
usage problem in
Windows 10, it may be
caused by a device
driver. 

You can automatically

update all your device
drivers to the latest
correct version with
Driver Easy.

Driver Easy will

automatically recognize
your system and find the
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don’t need to risk

downloading and
installing the wrong
driver, and you don’t
need to 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 (and you get full
support and a 30-day
money back guarantee):

1) Download and install

Driver Easy. 

2) Run Driver Easy and

click Scan Now button.
Driver Easy will then scan
your computer and
detect any problem
drivers.

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3) Click the
Update button next to
any flagged device to
automatically download
and install the correct
version of that
driver (you can do this
with the FREE version).

Or click Update All to
automatically download
and install the correct
Contents
version of all the drivers
that are missing or out of
date on your system (this 8 fixes for 100% disk
usage on Windows 10
requires the Pro version
– you’ll be prompted to Fix 1: Disable Windows
Search
upgrade when you click
Update All). Temporarily
disable Windows
Search

Permanently
disable Windows
637
Search

Fix 2: Update your

device drivers
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Fix 3: Disable
4) Check your computer’s
SuperFetch
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manager” in the Fix 4: Perform a disk

check
Windows search bar and
select Task Manager, Fix 5: Reset Virtual
then in the Processes Memory

tab, look at the % at the

Fix 6: Disable Antivirus
top of the Disk column. If
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it’s no longer 100%,
you’ve fixed the problem! Fix 7: Change your
Google Chrome &
Skype settings

Fix 8: Fix your

StorAHCI.sys driver

If the 100% disk usage

problem persists, try the
next method, below.

Fix 3: Disable
SuperFetch
SuperFetch helps to
decrease boot time and
make must-load
programs more
efficiently. However,
it has been identified as
a potential cause of disk
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Windows 8 and later

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including Windows 10.

Here’s how to stop this
service:

1) On your keyboard,
press Windows key and
X at the same time, then
choose Command
Prompt (Admin).

2) Click Yes at the User

Account
Control prompt. 

3) The command prompt

will once again display.
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Type in the following

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net.exe stop
superfetch

4) Hit Enter on your

keyboard. 

5) Wait for a few minutes

to see if your computer
starts performing better.
Or 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!

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next method, below.

Fix 4: Perform
a disk check
1) On your keyboard,
press Windows key and
X at the same time, then
choose Command
Prompt (Admin). 

2) Click Yes at the User

Account
Control prompt. 

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3) The command prompt

will once again display.
Type in the following
command:

chkdsk.exe /f /r

4) 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.

IMPORTANT: Disk check

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for some). If, when you

restart, you don’t have
time to wait for the disk
check to complete, you
can skip it. You’ll need to
reschedule it again, as
described above,
though. 

5) Once you’ve
completed the disk
check, check your
computer’s disk usage
again: 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!

If the 100% disk usage

problem persists, try the
next method, below.

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Fix 5: Reset
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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. When the RAM
isn’t enough to perform a
task, Windows will
temporarily store files in
virtual memory, then
swap them back to RAM
when required. 

To reset virtual memory:

1) On your keyboard,
press Windows key and
Pause/ Break key at the
same time. Then
choose Advanced
System Settings on the
left panel.

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2) Go to the Advanced

tab, then click Settings. 

3) Go to the Advanced
tab again, and choose
Change… in the Virtual
memory section. 

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4) Ensure
the Automatically
manage paging file size
for all drives checkbox is
NOT ticked. 

5) Select your windows

drive (the hard drive or
partition that has
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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.  ↑
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6) 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. 

7) Select all the files in

the Temp folder and
delete them. 
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8) 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!

If the 100% disk usage

problem persists, try the
next method, below.

Fix 6: Disable
Antivirus
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temporarily
If you’ve installed
antivirus or anti-malware
programs such as
Norton, Kaspersky, AVG,
Avast Behavior Shield or
Malwarebytes, you
should temporarily turn
them off or disable
them to see if they’re
causing your disk usage
problem. 

Please see your antivirus

software’s
documentation to learn
how to disable it. You
might also find these
links useful: 

How to
temporarily turn
off Norton
Antivirus
program?

How to stop AVG

temporarily?

How to disable
Avast

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Note that Microsoft has

its own default
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malware, Windows
Defender. It’s
automatically enabled
even if you also have
other antivirus
applications installed.
Even if you disable your
other antivirus programs,
Windows Defender is
always there for you
during that certain time
range. So, no need to
worry too much about
temporarily turning
antivirus off. 

Once you’ve disabled

your antivirus, check
your computer’s disk
usage again: 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 found the
problem, and you should
contact the vendor of
your antivirus software
to see if they can provide
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If the 100% disk usage

problem persists, try the
next method, below.

Fix 7: Change
your Google
Chrome &
Skype
settings
For some Windows 10
users, a particular
combination of Skype
and Google Chrome
browser settings causes
the 100% disk usage
problem in Windows 10.
Here’s how to fix those
settings (note that the
wording on different
versions of Chrome
could be slightly
different): 

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1) In Google Chrome,
click the
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at the top right corner

and choose Settings. 

2) Scroll down to the

bottom of the page and
click Advanced. 

3) In the Privacy and
Security category, make
sure  Use a prediction
service to load pages
more quickly is
quickly  turned
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4) Make sure that your

Skype is not running. 

5) In Windows Explorer,
go to C:\Program Files
(x86)\Skype\Phone\. 

6) Right-click Skype.exe
and select Properties. 

7) Go to the Security tab

and select Edit. 

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8) Click ALL
APPLICATION
PACKAGES and tick the
Allow checkbox
for Write. Then click
Apply, then OK to save
your change. 

9) Check your computer’s

disk usage: Type “task
manager” in the ↑
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Windows search bar and

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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 8: Fix your

StorAHCI.sys
driver
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The Windows 10 100%

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Express (AHCI PCIe)

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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. 

2) Expand the IDE
ATA/ATAPI
Controllers category,
and double-click the
AHCI controller. 

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3) Go to the Driver tab
and click Driver Details.
If you can see
storahci.sys stored in a
path of system32 folder,
then you are running the
inbox AHCI driver. 

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_. 

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5) 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\CurrentControl
Set\Enum\PCI\ <AHCI
Controller>\<Random
Number>\Device
Parameters\Interrupt
Management\MessageS
ignaledInterruptProper
ties

The <AHCI
Controller> here refers
to the name you see
from step 2). 

The <Random
Number> differs on
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6) Double click the

MSISupported key and
change the value to 0. 

7) Restart your computer

after the change, then
check your computer’s
disk usage: Type “task
manager” in the
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Salim Fateh • 2 years ago

so it is a common problem...you-me not alone.
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Toby • 2 years ago

IF NOTHING ELSE WORKS: Go to power options, change to
high performance and make sure plan settings are on default!!
Worked straight away!!
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Sandokhan > Toby • 2 years ago

Not all heroes wear capes...
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omg...everybody says that

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jp moses > Toby • 2 years ago

YAS. And for anyone else who needs to know
how/where you can tweak the Power Settings like that,
here ya go.

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gorenganlemes > jp moses • a year ago

thank you, this is working on my notebook. it
might've been the psu or the adaptor that have
some problems.
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Mohamed Thaufeeq • 2 years ago

Option 1 worked for me
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André Martins • 2 years ago

I got this issue in the last months, and apparentelly is fixed on
my Thinkpad X240. Whatever I did - and I did ALL these
instructions - worked for like 1 or 2 days and the 100% disk
usage was back. Several times my X240 was stucked, and I
needed to do a hard reset.

What REALLY change this situation of upgrade the Windows 10

to the LASTEST version: the Windows 10 Fall Creators Edition ↑
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Disk usage now is almost of the time on 0% to less than 10% -
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I strongly reccomend the upgrade, because that was the only

thing that really fixed the 100% disk usage issue, at least for
me.
But I reconfigured the new version with all these steps again,
just for garantee that I am using a clean and stable OS. These
hints here are absolutelly fantastic for a W10 user.

The link that I used to download the W10 Fall Creators Edition
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Hope this can help other people like me that wa already getting
nervous about using the laptop with this issue.

Best,
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Suhaib Rashid Ibrahim > André Martins • 3 months ago

thank you bro.

it work with me
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darkflux > André Martins • 4 months ago

Thinkpad X240 does NOT support Win10. this is your
problem. install Windows 7 (and drivers) and watch it
speed up...
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Paul Belt • 2 years ago

Thanks Great Tips - Made an HUGE difference for my system
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Silent • 2 years ago

Admin please add : uninstall any flash player update. To do so,
go to windows update history and find flash player update and
hit uninstall . Worked for me. I reckon, the problem is specific to
device manufacturer. I'm using Windows 10 home edition on
toshiba satellite p850.
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nolaz010 > Silent • 2 years ago • edited

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Vox Stellae > Silent • 2 years ago
the adobe flash player security update --- i uninstalled it.
it worked. then i restarted my laptop --- windows
reinstalled it again :( so it's back to 100% disk usage :(
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Blackshadow94 > Vox Stellae • 2 years ago

You can download Windows 10 Update
Troubleshooter to stop a specific update to install
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Haalogalending • 2 years ago • edited

I did all of the recomended steps here, and nothing worked.
Even swapped out the SATA cable.
I also did a clean install from recovery wiping everything. But
that was no good either.
Mine went to 100% for no reason that I could find after every 10
minutes and stayed there....
What seem to have solved it was to completely wipe the SDD
by deleting the partitions. including the recovery partition,
reformat the drive and download a new ISO from Microsoft,
burn it on a memory stick and install from that. My system has
been stable for 3 hours now. Will report back tomorrow, or when
it crashes again.
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jay613 > Haalogalending • 2 years ago • edited

So, is it still stable 4 months later? I think the problem is
that there is a Windows 10 update that causes some
disk controllers to perform poorly. When you install a
clean Windows 10 it looks great for a while, but
eventually the update gets installed and slows it down.
Did that happen to you? And you cannot stop Windows
10 updates.
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Jae ウサギ > Haalogalending • 2 years ago

broken hard disk could be the thing
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Sean Meyers • 6 months ago

I may have found the fix for this. I just got a new computer for
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I tried many things, and even swapped to a secondary new
computer and the problem still existed.

So the last thing I did which seemed to work was went under
MSCONFIG and i clicked 'hide microsoft services' and I turned
off all the startup services that were not related to my antivirus
software.

There were many things running, lots of DELL stuff and things I
had no clue about, and since turning them off and restarting my
computer is blistering fast!!!

I have a feeling that since the hardware maker and the software
maker are not the same, there are conflicting things going on.
(Unlike Apple).

Hope this helps for someone, as it took me 6 days to figure this

out.
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kckckc > Sean Meyers • a month ago

This works for me! Well, at least for now. Let’s see how it
goes.
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AStanwyk • 9 months ago • edited

Some of this helped, but I found that stooping the Windows
Store in the task manager was the one thing that dropoed it
from 100% to 0 immediately! Now I am trying to see how to
disable it from launching that process permanently.
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TheGamgubben • a year ago

For me step 8 worked, it was old disk configs it seems like.
Well, that is good I guess, you got some money and I got my
laptop back.
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Ludwig Bach • a year ago • edited

Problem solved. 'Method 7' finally fixed my slow performance
issues. Thank you so much Sophie Luo for the guidance and for
sharing your knowledge.
Cheers!
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Nothing on this page had helped me but when I went to delete
the contents of the temp folder, there was one folder I was
unable to delete because it was being used by an open
application. It was a folder for Adobe Creative Cloud. I wanted
to delete this folder so I opened task manager and closed
Adobe CC completely and instantly my disk usage dropped to
less than 5%. If you have Adobe CC installed, try closing it
completely and see if that solves the issue.
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Ariel Marquez • 2 years ago

Method 7 worked for me!!! Thank you very much!!!!!!!
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bhushan • 2 years ago

Thank you guys, god bless :)
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Silent • 2 years ago

Had this problem for more than a month finally sort out. Nothing
mentioned here worked for me. Went to the update history,
uninstalled flash player update, now it's working late Sweet as
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Manoj Pradhan • 7 months ago

I just created an account to say this . Disabling the 'Superfetch'
service from the servies list by going to device manager solves
the problem in a second .
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Woodshedding > Manoj Pradhan • a month ago

As "Andrew" says in a comment below: "FYI - Microsoft
renamed "superfetch" to "sysmain". The command is
now "net.exe stop sysmain" or disable sysmain in
services.msc."
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Shiro • 8 months ago

Also, Updating Drivers seems to have fixed my built-in WiFi
Adapter's issues!
Never thought it'd be the drives causing the issue.... always was
sure that it was the hardware.
Great Rejoicing Taking Place
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Shweta Sama • 25 days ago

Amazing article and wonderful explanation. Just use it wisely
what suits your need and i already experience my system
performing best. Thanks a ton.
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Jinn Paolo Goleta • a month ago

For me (FIX 8) "Superfetch" is one of the reasons why your disk
are running crazy in 100%. Disabled it and it works! Thank you.
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M.A. • a month ago

Windows search was the main problem for me. Now after the
start up might take sometime to release the memory. I did not
find the SuperSearch service in my windows, no idea if it was
renamed or removed. Thanks!!
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Ivan Kostov • a month ago

do not install the driver update junk or it will destroy your system
and likely cause hdd failure and inability to boot. The thing it
wants to update are irrelevant and risky to update.
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Gracely • a month ago

Step 5 solved my issue. Thank you so much! ^-^
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Pushpendra Singh Baghel • a month ago

Skype is the main culprit. Uninstall it. I've observed it on 2 PCs.
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scott • 2 months ago

Ive disabled Windows Search and Superfetch and keep them
disabled, however the one thing that always works is to disable
windows update service. Somehow it keeps being turned back
to manual or automatic and it always happens when i have the
100% disk usage problem which seems to happen every month.
Everytime i disable windows update it works immediately
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Woodshedding > Andrew • a month ago

Thanks for that info! Unfortunately, it wasn't the problem
this time for me, though it had been before, maybe on
another machine.
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ghaus ali • 2 months ago • edited

Please help me guys in the last method, i dont have ahci
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