Windows 10: Disk Activity

How do you stop the constant disk activity it is becoming a joke, every thing freezes until it stops.

How do you turn off updates, there must be a hack or something out there.

:)

 

Sync starts, never finishes, no error code

Yes, I have, many times

 

Sync starts, never finishes, no error code

Yes, I have. Moreover I've tried to change computer Still problem...

 

There is no hack, it is just an update setting. I found this to work well for me.

 

He's asking about Win 10, not Win 7...wrong forum WHS... Can't do that on 10

 

Hmm, thanks - I must have been asleep at the wheel. Thats what you get when you switch between 6 fora all the time.

 

Is this a setting that would work in this case.

 

Have a look at this tutorial :
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/8...a.html#option2

If you have Win 10 Pro, try Option One.
If you have Win 10 Home, try Option two.

 

Hey Auskart, you mentioned constant disk activity, do you get this only when updates are being installed? That's normal, until their finished and a restart is done...As WHS says you can defer the restart.
The updates generally don't take more than a few minutes, and then only a few times a month. Normal operating procedure and IMO necessary.
Are you having high activity other than when the updates are being downloaded? Need a little more info.
Why would you want to disable updates?

 

Hi, yes there is disk activity every couple of minutes, I have turned of indexing but still have the same problem, it only started about 2 or 3 weeks ago, there have been no new programs installed except for the win 10 updates.

 

First, its possible some of your system setting may have been reset with one of the updates. One that uses high cpu is the show me tips about windows. Go to settings>system>notifications and actions and turn off show me tips about windows.
Next go thru other settings in privacy and check whether anything has changed.
Let us know if it gets better

 

Been through all that, seems to be getting worse, even makes games freeze now when the disk activity starts.

 

Windows Search (Cortana) is quite a drag, then scheduled disk defrag and sharing Windows Updates.
When the lagging starts, you should check ASAP, what process is causing high disk activity.
You should also check, what tasks are running. Start - Run - taskschd.msc - Display all running tasks.

 

Hey Auskart, I'm sure you have checked your AV. Its possible too that you may have an infection. Run Malwarebytes. If you cant pinpoint the high usage, you might want to do a repair install. Try going thru running tasks first as Tairku suggests

Here's the link for the repair, choose to keep everything.
Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade

Keep us informed