Windows 10: Please identify the process/service causing hourly high disk usage 50% [screenshots included!]

This problem has been ongoing for 9 days now. My PC lags up due to my SSD system drive usage spiking to around 50% for a short while, subsiding after a few seconds. I notice this happens exactly every one hour from my HDSentinel temperature history, lasting for about 20-30 seconds before calming down. Example -- at 6:32 PM then again at 7:32 PM sometimes a few minutes difference.


In the 4 years I had this PC mainly gaming, I never had this issue until now. I uninstalled the recent update and still not resolved! Can you identify the exact process/service causing this from my screenshots below? i already tried disabling those "high usage" services like superfetch etc. turned them back on because they weren't the cause.




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Turn off automatic driver update and SmartScreen causing high disk and memory usage

Hi,

Thank you for replying.

I suggest you to turn off the device installation settings first and then uninstall the touchpad driver. You can follow the steps to from my previous post and turn off device installation settings. Follow the steps mentioned below to uninstall the
touchpad driver:

1. Press and hold Windows + X on the keyboard.
   
2. Click on Device manager.
   
3. Expand Mice and other pointing devices.
   
4. Right click on the Touchpad driver and click on Uninstall.
   
5. Restart the computer.
   

Regarding High Disk and Memory usage, I would suggest you to post a screen shot of the Task Manager when Microsoft Edge is running, so that we can determine which service is causing the issue. Please refer
how to include a screenshot in your postto
upload the screenshot.

Note: Make sure you don’t capture any personal information while taking the screenshot.


Please reply with the status of the issue, we will be glad to help you further.

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

High Disk Usage

Hi all, I'm struggling with finding things to fix my high disk usage. I've spent many months searching the internet and doing all the listed suggestions like disabling SuperFetch, Windows Defender, Updating drivers, ect. and still I'm stuck with a high disk usage. Here's a screen shot I took immediately following a restart and opening up to a new Firefox window.





I have noticed Service Host: Local System takes up quite a bit of disk usage and that if I close it and let it open back up all by itself then it immediately makes my disk usage drop into a much more manageable 40-60% usage range. But eventually after a while it maxes out again and I have to close it out again. It's an annoying step just to be able to use my computer.

Also, I have noticed that after working with my mom's computer today, that her disk usage when no programs are running is only like 5%. Makes me wonder why my computer can have no programs running but my disk usage never drops below 30% and sits in the 40-60% range with spikes up over 75%.

I honestly don't know enough about computers to do much more than I already have without causing major issues. BTW, just a couple weeks ago I had to do a Windows reinstall, not a complete reinstall, just the basic reinstall they allow you to do on Windows 10 where you still keep all your personal files. Ever since that a lot of times when I try to open a process like Run or Task Manager I'll get an error message that it can't open and then I do it again and it will open the second time.

Here's a screenshot of my computer information so you can see what I'm working with here.

 

High Disk Usage Due to "System" Process?

Hi,

There are different factors that can affect the performance of your Windows 10 device. This includes recent updates, device drivers that need to be updated and much more. For us to resolve your concern, kindly answer the questions below:

• Were there any changes made or updates installed prior to the issue occurring?
• Were you able to verify which system process was having a high disk usage?
• Which version and build of Windows 10 is installed on your device?

As an initial recommendation, you can follow the steps on this
link in there order they are posted to improve the performance of your device.

We look forward to your response to our queries.