Windows 10: Super High CPU, Memory and Disk

My laptop is windows 10 and 8gb ram. My laptop has always been smooth, its 1 year old. This week, my laptop is experiencing a lot of lag. Screen freezes, crashes and browser not responding even though I only have 1 window of microsoft edge opened. The more I restart my laptop, it make it worse. I went to task manager and keep seeing 2 windows explorer which 1 looks totally normal but the other one is giving my laptop a hard time. It reaches 99% Memory and disk and all of my games like VALORANT experience insane lag. I use to have 70-100 fps but when I open minecraft or valorant my frame rate

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System and compressed memory high disk usage

Hi Robert,

As you are facing issues with high system and compressed memory on your device we will help you with this issue.

Provide us additional information to assist you better with this issue:

• What is the make and model of your device?
• What is the complete error message with respect to the memory when you are trying to access games?

This issue might have occurred due to applications or services running at the startup on the computer. Bad sectors on the hard drive or outdated and incompatible drivers might also cause such issues.

I suggest you to refer to the below post check if your issue matches with the same.

If so, I recommend you to try the troubleshooting steps suggested by Amarjeet Paul
and check if it helps.

System and compressed memory high disk usage during file
copy

Hope it helps. Get back to us with an updated status of this issue for further assistance.

 

Windows 10 High CPU/MEMORY/DISK USAGE

Hi,

To resolve the issue regarding high Disk and CPU usage, we suggest you modifying the registry by following the steps below:

Registry disclaimer Important:

This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the
registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, refer to the link below:

How to backup and restore the registry in Windows


Step 1:

Hit Windows Key + R Type in regedit and then hit Enter.

Step 2:

Go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management in the editor.

Step 3:

Find ClearPageFileAtShutDown and change its value to 1.

Step 4:

Restart the computer.

You may also try to tap or click the Notification Center icon in the Windows 10 system tray and tap or click All Settings.

Tap or click the System icon (for display, notification, apps, power – and other things).

Go to Notifications & Actions and deselect the "Show me tips about Windows" option.

Your CPU utilization should be back to normal.

Try to perform as well a Windows Update, you may be missing some important updates that can help stabilize your high CPU and Disk usage.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Windows 10 high CPU, Memory and disk usage

Hi Stuart,

In most cases, outdated drivers are the most probable reasons for this issue for high CPU, memory, and disk usage. Also, running a program that requires a high memory also results in this kind of issue. For us to effectively assist you, kindly provide us
the information we need below:

• Have you checked if there are any pending updates for Windows 10?
• Have you checked what program is causing the issue?
• Have you checked if you have any outdated drivers?

We would suggest disabling third-party antivirus programs (if you're using any) as they are known to cause issues in downloading and installing updates.

NOTE: Antivirus software can help protect your computer against viruses and other security threats. In most cases, you shouldn't disable your antivirus software. If you have to temporarily disable it to install other software, you should
re-enable it as soon as you're done. If you're connected to the Internet or a network while your antivirus software is disabled, your computer is vulnerable to attacks.