Windows 10: Hard Drive constantly at or near 100% read/write

Discus and support Hard Drive constantly at or near 100% read/write in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance to solve the problem; Holly smokes, do you really need all of that running all the time ? 4GB of RAM can easily be clogged up with so many things running and disk can get... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance' started by WestofyouLB, Nov 8, 2016.

  1. CountMike New Member

    Hard Drive constantly at or near 100% read/write


    Holly smokes, do you really need all of that running all the time ?
    4GB of RAM can easily be clogged up with so many things running and disk can get pretty busy swapping memory.
     
    CountMike, Nov 18, 2016
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  2. there is only 3 on there that need to stay on which is AMD Catalyst for your graphics & the 2 HD audio but even 1 of them can be turned off

    Can you now show msconfig / services - & tick the box to hide all Microsoft services

    With Skype & Microsoft 1 Drive you can turn them off within their settings.

    Also 8gb of ram may be better as your pc may be using your hard drive to perform operations if your ram is full ?

    clean boot:
    Clean Boot - Perform in Windows 10 to Troubleshoot Software Conflicts - Windows 10 Forums

    Here is my Task Managers for examples


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    & before you tell me avg is tune up utilities not antivirus on the below picture


    Hard Drive constantly at or near 100% read/write [​IMG]
     
    RoadBlaster, Nov 18, 2016
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  3. dalchina New Member
    RAM is only 36% used according to a previous screenshot. To reduce disk usage, you need to focus on the process that's using it.
     
    dalchina, Nov 18, 2016
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  4. Hard Drive constantly at or near 100% read/write

    Most of the stuff in the panel were on the computer when I bought it. Exceptions: Seagate Dashboard, Skype, Logitech Download Assistant. And, yes, memory can get taken up. I have little expertise with the remaining items, which were I thought, system startup modules. As for Chromium, I have set it to Disable.
     
    WestofyouLB, Nov 22, 2016
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  5. CountMike New Member
    I would keep only 2, 4, 7 and 8, everything else you can start when needed, no need to run all the time.
     
    CountMike, Nov 22, 2016
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  6. & if you don't use "7" you can switch that of on the hidden icons in the taskbar in onedrive settings telling it not to start at all as it's just a waste of resources if active for no reason.
     
    RoadBlaster, Apr 4, 2018
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