Windows 10: External HDD causes whole system to be very unresponsive

Discus and support External HDD causes whole system to be very unresponsive in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; I have 3 drives, 1 nvme ssd[boot]. One sata ssd and one hdd. Whenever the hdd is under full load, the system becomes unusable though cpu is at 1% load... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/GameDealGay, Jul 8, 2020.

  1. External HDD causes whole system to be very unresponsive


    I have 3 drives, 1 nvme ssd[boot]. One sata ssd and one hdd. Whenever the hdd is under full load, the system becomes unusable though cpu is at 1% load and 29gb ram available.

    Why is windows prioritizing the drive in such a way that I cant use the system (task manager took 10m to load) Currently ms compact is compressing a directory, it has never performed so terribly before, however.

    Anything already in ram, such as firefox continues working flawlessly, but anything not in ram is unusable.

    In general having a HDD plugged causes delays in file explorer etc, even though you're doing nothing related to the drive.

    https://i.imgur.com/MBozrfR.png

    There's obviously some issue with IO, but all USB devices are working flawlessly and there's no load on anything except the HDD.

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    /u/GameDealGay, Jul 8, 2020
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  2. Whole system gets unresponsive.

    Sometimes my laptop gets UNRESPONSIVE. The whole system becomes unresponsive (And I mean it). Nothing responds. No shortcuts nothing even the shortcut to shut the system down also doesn't works. I always have to shut it down forcefully
    using the power button provided. The mouse pointer sticks at a position and doesn't moves. Also while typing this question it hanged twice and every time it hanged I had to forcefully shutdown. Why the **** this happens? Please provide a solution!!
     
    Ritesh Sachan, Jul 8, 2020
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  3. external HDD

    Hi,

    Usually, this problem occur due to software incompatibility or corrupted USB drivers. For us to better assist you, we would like to clarify the following:

    • Have you made any recent changes on your computer prior to the issue?
    • Which driver did you uninstall? Have you reinstall the driver? If yes, how did you reinstall the driver?
    • Have you check if the external HDD is visible in Device Manager?

    If the issue still persists after uninstalling some games, we suggest that you run the troubleshooter for hardware and devices. If you're using the latest Windows 10 version, follow these steps on how to run the Hardware and Devices troubleshooter:

    • Click the Start button and select the Settings
      icon.
    • Choose Update & Security from the list.
    • Click Troubleshoot in the left pane of the window.
    • Under Find and fix other problems, select Hardware and Devices and click
      Run the troubleshooter.

    We're looking forward to your reply.
     
    Gerard Qui, Jul 8, 2020
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  4. Kem Mon Win User

    External HDD causes whole system to be very unresponsive

    unlock hdd

    Hi Johan,

    It is possible that your
    HDD was unreadable
    causing the error message to appear. We recommend that you perform these troubleshooting steps and check if there are any changes:


    • Shutdown
      your
      PC.

    • Unhooked
      the
      HDD
      and
      turn on
      your
      PC.

    • Reconnect
      your
      HDD
      and
      restart
      your
      PC.

    If the issue persists, we suggest that you contact your
    laptop/computer's manufacturer
    for further assistance.

    Update us on how it goes.

    Regards.
     
    Kem Mon, Jul 8, 2020
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