Windows 10: Everytime, I open ANY program on my pc my disk usage sky rockets to 100%!

Discus and support Everytime, I open ANY program on my pc my disk usage sky rockets to 100%! in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; These are the things ive tried so far: Scanned with malwarebytes 0 viruses, ive tried CHKDSK and there was no errors. Alot other stuff aswell i... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by riley coope, Aug 27, 2023.

  1. Everytime, I open ANY program on my pc my disk usage sky rockets to 100%!


    These are the things ive tried so far: Scanned with malwarebytes 0 viruses, ive tried CHKDSK and there was no errors. Alot other stuff aswell i forgot!!

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    riley coope, Aug 27, 2023
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  2. JeanNXJ Win User

    100% Disk usage ongoing

    Everytime I turn on my computer disk usage goes to 100% for a few minutes, sometimes a long while. Windows Defender finds no virus, all definitions are current, and there is no history of potentially harmful items detected. 100% disk usage problem began
    about a month or two ago. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance
     
    JeanNXJ, Aug 27, 2023
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  3. 100% disk usage on Windows 10

    I have been having 100% disk usage off and on for several months. I have tried all steps from every suggestion I can find and nothing resolves the issue. I finally reset to a fresh install of Windows (wiping out all of my files and programs). Here I am
    with nothing on this computer, two programs open (Task Manager and Chrome), bouncing between 22-100% disk usage. Please help! I'm at my wits end! I have a Intel Core i7-7500 CPU @ 2.75 GHz, 2tb hard drive and 16 GB RAM
     
    KristinaClever, Aug 27, 2023
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  4. reaver Win User

    Everytime, I open ANY program on my pc my disk usage sky rockets to 100%!

    100% Disk Usage during startup/opening new programs


    Hello,
    Awhile ago, I was still on Windows 7, and my system began to be incredibly slow, especially during startup. I wasn't sure back then what the problem was, or what I had done to make it so slow. I figured it was linked to BlueStacks, and uninstalling it did help a lot. Startup took about 10 minutes, instead of over 30. However, it was still very slow to open programs, right click, and play games. I thought upgrading to windows 10 might help, but I was unable to because of an error. It only worked after I used CCleaner to fix up the registry. Windows 10 allowed me to see the cause of the sluggish behaviour, as task manager reports 100% disk usage during starup. The problem is, no program in the list actually uses the disk activity, and idles around 0.3MB/sec. It was still always 100%, and only started dropping to normal levels after I messed around with skype (see below for the list of things I tried). Now after startup, if left for a long while, it will eventually finish and drop to idle around 0%. But if I open a program for the first time (ie. WoW, Firefox, Documents, Word etc.) it spikes to 100%. For most programs, it will return to 0%, such as firefox. I am able to browse with no problem, but it will occasionally still spike to 100%, though this seems random. It is most noticable when playing games, such as WoW. If opening for the first time, it spikes to 100%. Some time later it will return to 0%. If I log in, or switch zones when playing, open my bags etc, it again spikes to 100% and makes the game almost unplayable, as it freezes until disk usage returns to 0%. It only behaves this way on lowest settings. If I play on max settings, it almost always stays at 100% (my laptop can easily handle max settings btw). Other games are similar, but the less complex the game is, the less spikes happen. Here is a list of things I have tried to fix the 100% disk usage:
    -Turn off tips about windows - no effect
    -Turn off BITS - no effect
    -Turn of prefetch and superfetch - no effect
    -Turned on read/write for skype using the security tab in properties - Disk usage is no longer always 100%, but still spikes as told above.
    -Turned off cloud protection and real time protection for windows defender - no effect
    -Uninstalled/reinstalled nvidia drivers, and geforce experience - no effect, also worth mentioning that when I restarted after uninstalling, the system took almost an hour to startup, disk usage was again always 100%, and took ages to reinstall the latest drivers. After using CCleaner and getting rid of system files/registry cleanup, the system was as before, 0% disk usage, but 100% spikes.
    -Increasing the RAM cache - no effect
    -turning off disk fragment scheduling
    -Disabling all startup programs - startup takes a lot less time, but disk usage is still 100% during startup
    -Disabling all non-microsoft services - no effect
    -Check disk using cmd, no errors reported
    I installed HD sentinel, and it says disk health is at 98%, with 3 weak sectors, but no action required. Disk temperature is also normal, but if disk usage is 100% for long enough, it begins rising, up to 60+ degrees (C).
    Im running out of options, as I've tried nearly everything suggested by google. The only thing that had any significant effect was the read/write enabling for skype, but even that didnt solve the problem entirely. I even tried uninstalling skype, to no avail.
    Please help, the new patch for WoW released, and I really want to be able to play normally. Sorry for the lengthy post.
     
    reaver, Aug 27, 2023
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