Windows 10: Disc space 100%

So my HP pavilion laptop has been running pretty slowly lately and i’ve been doing a bit of research - i know nothing about theses things. So i moved all my pictures/vids onto an external memory source and removed them from the laptop as the memory on task manager was full, that helped a bit but the disc space was still at 100% all the time and would not go down. So i did a clean boot and restarted the laptop with nothing but the bare minimum enabled but STILL the disc space is at 100%, from what i gather its not a program problem but the system? I need help this things driving me insane and its only 18 months old!!

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Disc Usage at 100%

Hi Andre,

Thanks for getting back to me.

I started going through your list of suggestions.

I have switched off all background apps. I was horrified to see so many.

I then disabled windows update.

At that stage I thought I would check out disc usage on task manager.

Disc activity had gone down dramatically and in the performance tag activity was very low, it spiked from time to time if I did something on the PC but the speed on all activity was back to normal.

I thought I would leave things as they were and see if things stayed the same.

No problems at all until this afternoon I was trying to look at a file via windows explorer and got the message "not responding". A quick look at task manager and disc activity is 100% again. Everything slows down. I close down some screens and the desk
top turns black.

The only way I can get a display up again is "alt" + "tab". The task bar has disappeared. I decided to reboot but the only way I can do that is with the on'/off switch.

The PC reboots. I check that all the apps are still switched off and windows update is still disabled, Disc activity is still 100%.

As I type this disc activity has suddenly dropped. it keeps spiking to 100% but then reverts back to about 12%.

Is this normal or is there something else I should do.

Back to 100% now. How do I find out what is actually happening, what activity is the disc doing?

I am confused.

Any suggestions?

 

low disc space

Hi,

Compatibility issue with the game is one of the possible reasons why this issue is happening. We need additional information to help resolve your concern. Kindly answer the following questions below:

• Are you getting any error message whenever the game crash?
  
• Have you tried to uninstall and reinstalled the game? If not, we recommend uninstalling and reinstalling the app to help resolve the issue.
  
• Does the game crash whenever a low disc space error pop-up?
  

If your answer to the third questions is yes, we recommend removing the low disk space warning and see if it helps. Click this
article
and follow the steps on how to remove the low disk space warning.

We'll keep an eye out for your response.

 

Windows 10 Disc 100% spikes

Hi Simonas,

Sometimes your computer could run very slow even though you have only very few programs running. Since you're having issue with your 100% disk usage, it is always suggested that you keep your device drivers updated to eliminate the possibility of such problems.

Let us walk you through some steps that may help us resolve your issue. Follow the steps below:

Step 1: File Signature Verification Tool

This tool help maintain the integrity of your Windows operating system by checking if there are any unsigned drivers in your operating system.

• Press Windows key + R to open the run command.
  
• Type sigverif.exe and press enter.
• Check if you see a list of unsigned drivers.

Step 2: Scan for hardware changes.

• Press Windows key + R to open the run command.
• Type devmgmt.msc and press enter.
• Expand computer and highlight the extension.
• There will be an icon to scan for hardware changes right below
  help.
• Check the USB device to see whether it is working.

Step 3: Hardware and Devices Troubleshooter.

• Press the Windows + X, and click on Search.
• Type troubleshooting and select Troubleshooting.
• Click on Hardware and Sound and select Hardware and Devices and click on Next to run the troubleshooter.

Hope the above information helps.