Windows 10: resources at 100% even when nothing is running

Checking through the list doesn't reveal anything, but it's still 100%.

:)

 

Disk Usage almost always 100%, even when nothing is running.

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Disk Usage almost always 100%, even when nothing is running.

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If you click on disk at the top it will sort it the other way so we can see whats doing it

 

What made you check the Task Manager?

 

Even if I scroll down everything isn't using any resources.

I checked task manager to see why programs were taking a while to respond, like actually clicking on the start menu causes a noticeable delay while it opens.

 

I would start with disk.

First I would run chkdsk /r
I would also get a tool to look at disk health, most drive providers have their tools or crystaldiskinfo Crystal Dew World

Have you checked for virus using a second set of eyes, something like malwarebytes?

You could also click on the performance tab in task manager, then Resource Monitor link at bottom of page. Click on Disk Tab when window opens. Then in the Disk Activity section you can sort the reads and writes looking for heavy hitters.


Ken

 

I had to turn Malwarebytes to the don't auto start option

 

If you want a more advanced tool to track down usage, you might want to try Sysinternals Process Explorer. It's free & gives detailed information.

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/...rocessexplorer

You can also use it to check all processes to see if there is malware present. Go to Options/VirusTotal/Check VirusTotal.com. Click on it, accept the agreement & it will show the results in a column on the left.