Windows 10: need to find system process accessing harddrive

Discus and support need to find system process accessing harddrive in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; setup: i'm using an ssd as boot and working partition and have a hdd which contains a spare windows version and just a data partition to use on demand... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by irrelevantname, Mar 17, 2020.

  1. IRRELEVANTNAME
    irrelevantname Win User

    need to find system process accessing harddrive


    setup: i'm using an ssd as boot and working partition and have a hdd which contains a spare windows version and just a data partition to use on demand for storage. the hdd runs in low power mode and is basicly inactive. it's also is setup to not be monitored for restoration or optimization.


    problem: some form of process randomly spins it up, but seemingly doesn't read or write anything. which is what i wanna terminate. it also randomly spins up when opening files, which are already set up to use certain application and the pick app exe should not attempt to find any other apps or tools on there. something bs is definetely happening there. i'm not aware if i should remove any executable search pathes.


    i tried: resource monitor windows internal. no results. process monitor external with filters setup to monitor access to the partitions on the hdd. results are inconclusive.


    any known culprits system monitors or "services" that may cause this behaviour and may do so undetected aka hidden? any other suggestion for tools to figure it out? are there any fixes i could apply to prevent the system to access it in any form?


    tia

    :)
     
    irrelevantname, Mar 17, 2020
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  2. INFOCUS
    infocus Win User

    Best gaming harddrive Sugestion ???

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    Also I was considering a Raidmax hybrid 2 sli 630w powersupply.Any thoughts on Raidmax??
     
    infocus, Mar 17, 2020
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  3. GNJHA
    GNJha Win User
    Boot Process

    Hi,

    Please suggest me a link that can explain the boot process step by step of ...

    • Windows 7,
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    • Windows 10,
    • Windows Server 2008 R2 and
    • Windows Server 2012 R2

    With Regards

    InTech
     
    GNJha, Mar 17, 2020
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  4. THELPS
    Thelps Win User

    need to find system process accessing harddrive

    TCPView shows multiple [System Process] network connections...

    The list has a huge variation of IPs. I haven't noted any pattern in what IPs appear.

    Could you suggest how I could identify this process or set of processes referred to as [System Process]?
     
    Thelps, Mar 17, 2020
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