Windows 10: 100% disk usage in Windows 10. Help?

Hello! I just upgraded to Windows 10 from 8.1 and realized that this disk issue hasn't been fixed. I had some problems with it in 8.1, so this issue is technically a continued one.

Whenever I turn my laptop on, it always runs between 95-100% disk. If I do a quick defrag (takes about 5 minutes), the disk issue goes away; however, I have to do it every time I turn my computer on, or else the issue comes back. What should I do for a more permanent fix? I don't like constantly defragging my computer, since I usually turn it on and off multiple times a day.

Thanks in advance for any help! I wasn't sure where to post this, so I hope I'm in the right place.

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100% Disk usage for WPR_Initiated_DiagTrackAotLogger_WPR System Collector.etl KB3201845

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Disk at 100% usage

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WIN10 100% DISK USAGE PROBLEM

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There are 2 solutions in this thread that might apply, here is the one I might try first, after making sure your drive is de-fragmented.


I had this same problem, my lenovo laptop would be left idle for ~15 minutes then come back, 100% disk usage but not tagged to any process.

The issue was a scheduled task to defrag.
Open Task Scheduler -> Microsoft -> Windows -> Defrag
Disable or delete the task.
Hope this helps someone else.
I thought it was hard disk issue as the computer would be unusable without restarting using the power button.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-performance/windows-8-keeps-slows-down-to-100-disk-usage-and/cd787f8d-e7b4-4872-aecb-6f0cd15ad942

 

I have the same issue; I've disabled defrag (I have an SSD, it shouldn't be trying to defrag it anyway), I've disabled the Windows Search service, and I've disabled superfetch. I've also modified the page file to be a constant 16GB (my RAM size) instead of variable. I still get a 100% HDD spike every 5-10 minutes; nothing on the task manager is being shown as using more than 0.1 MB/s of HDD access.

Any other help would be appreciated.

 

update the firmware of the SSD devices, atleast kingston have had major issues with those with the OOTB -firmware

 

I noticed this issue on my Dell 17r 5737 laptop. On bootup and for a few minutes 100% disk usage. Then it would calm down. I discovered this was caused by a few programs. If you have OneDrive, Google Drive or Picasa, they will do this while syncing your files to the cloud storage. Malware Bytes also does this for a few minutes after bootup.

 

No, this is after boot-up; the task manager will peg the HDD usage at 100% but no listed processes are using the HDD. It happens at random while I'm using my machine; not just at boot-up.

I've updated my firmware on my SSD (Crucial RealSSD C300 256GB) and I'll see if it happens again tonight when I get home from work.

 

Updating the firmware on my SSD seems to have fixed my issue; thanks!

 

no probs *Smile feel free to thumbs up the tip

 

If Norton 360 or Norton Security suddenly goes to 100% disc usage every thirty days, it is because by default an automatic full system scan is taking place. After a year of talking to Norton support I finally figured this out myself. On Norton Security, go to Settings / Antivirus / Scans and Risks / Full System Scans / Configure /Edit Scan / and click do not run this scan.

 

Not quite what this thread was about, @Hradcany, but pretty much common knowledge I think (glad you figured it out, though). If you have virus scan installed, make sure it isn't scanning is the first thing you should check

In my case, I received no CPU usage info for any processes that were running (you seem to have seen something for Norton). All mine were <0.1% but the total usage (header of column) showed 100% and column was outlined in red. Updating my SSD's firmware was the fix for me.

 

Might I suggest that you see if you have any programs which start automatically which appear to be running constantly.
I noticed, when I had the same problem that CCleaner was running as it was set up to run automatically.
As soon as I stopped it my disk usage dropped down to insignificant. I have since set up CCleaner to only run manually and for me at least, there is no longer a problem.

 

Sad isn't? Well my friend...

I'll tell you why disabling services won't work...

It's because THE PROBLEM ACTUALLY is the Virtual Memory in Pagination File... Just set a MANUAL value at stead. And finally *Smile Very simple, few steps.

And... It's a Microsoft recommendation! Yeah you read it well. LOL?

All operating systems require virtual memory, which is a combination of RAM and a portion of your hard drive called the Swap file, Paging file or Pagefile. Whenever RAM is not enough, Windows make use of the Swap files to temporarily store files and then swap them back to the RAM when required. Virtual memory can be considered as being an extension of the computer's physical memory.

In Windows 10 this file is named as pagefil.sys (invisible to the user) and there's an easy way to adjust its default size or disable it:

Click on Start > File Explorer. Right-click on This PC > Properties > Advanced System Settings > Advanced tab > Performance and then click on the Settings button:

In the Performance Options window, go to Virtual memory section and click on Change:

By default the size of the paging file is being managed by Windows, so the first step is to clear the Automatically manage paging file size for all drives checkbox.

Custom size - Choosing a custom size is a tricky question. The idea is to limit the Maximum size so that the paging file does not become too big, although it will be limited by the size of the partition size:

As a general rule, the maximum size of the paging file must be x1.5 the amount of RAM installed. Thus for a PC running with 4GB of RAM, the maximum size of the swap file will be 1024 x 4 x 1.5 Mb.

And remember to clear all dispensable files typing Windows+R and typing temp, selecting and deleting all, doing it again with %temp% and Prefetch.

If you are a noob in such things, learn more about virtual memory here (isn't my site): Windows 10 - Virtual Memory

Cya!

 

One other thing to add, if doing a Win10 System Reset and chose NOT to keep, wound up with a very large file on the HDD. I did such a Reset a few hours ago on a 500GB HDD and ended up with a file of 240GB. It was a resurrected Notebook and I needed nothing from the HDD, had already copied the clients data to DVD. It's not a Folder but a file and name mentions it can be deleted so I did and got the space back.

As for Virtual Memory/paging file, I also use the 1.5 times physical RAM and have never had a lack-of-memory message/issue, on Win7 and later, WinXP Help suggested more. But then I don't do video editing or large spreadsheets or databases that could require more.