Windows 10: Disk running at 100. Please help!

I've had this problem - on and off - for ages but it seems to be becoming pretty much constant. Please help! My laptop will become sluggish to the point where doing anything opening a browser etc becomes almost impossible. I check in Task Manager and disk is running at 100. Culprits at least appear to be System and Anti Malware Service Executable although other things have appeared at the top too. I have tried a 'defrag' to no avail, wiped temporary files with no difference, re-booted my laptop, ran scans for viruses... I have spent hours faffing and nothing seems to fix the issue. Googlin

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Clean install, disk usage at 100%

I've seen that article. and I am in fact not running that driver. I followed the steps and it does not appear in the list.

 

Disk Usage at 100% with nothing running

My PC is running Windows 10 with the latest updates but has suddenly become unusable with disk usage staying at 100% even with nothing running and just the same processes listed in Task Manager as before the problems
started. I've tried a few suggestions found in online forums - disabling Windows Search and Superfetch, adjusting page file size, etc. but nothing has done the trick yet. I don't have any outside anti-virus software installed. I read about the potential MSI
issue but don't have IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers listed in the Device Manager. Finally, it seems to boot up normally and will have periods where the disk usage drops and it's usable but those moments are brief and it inevitably goes back up to 100% usage.

 

Windows 10, 100% disk usage

Hi Eric,

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:
Update device drivers.

This will help us remove/delete any corrupted data and issues with the PC hardware and make their operations work.

Step 2: Disable Antivirus Software and Windows Defender.

If you have installed antivirus or anti-malware programs such as Norton, Kaspersky, AVG, or Malwarebytes, it is suggested that you turn them off or disable them temporary to see if the disk usage could be back to normal. If the antivirus or anti-malware
software is at fault, we suggest that you consult the software manufacturers to see if they can provide some help.

Hope the above information helps.