Windows 10: Two Random drives Show Up In Task Manager. They Seem Empty. Should I be scared?

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  1. /U/ITZLIGHTMIND
    /u/ItzLightMind Win User

    Two Random drives Show Up In Task Manager. They Seem Empty. Should I be scared?

    /u/ItzLightMind, Nov 17, 2020
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  2. DOTMARTY
    dotmarty Win User

    Windows 10 - cannot add exec to Startup in Task Manager

    I purchased a new computer with Windows 10 already installed. I am trying to add an exec to the startup list but Win10 will not accept it. The exec runs successfully on my Windows 10 machine if I start it manually.

    Steps I've taken: Task Manager, Startup Tab, File>Run New Task. (browse to location, select.) It will start immediately, but does not show up on the list to autostart, nor does it start on reboot.

    Any suggestions?
     
    dotmarty, Nov 17, 2020
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  3. BAZSL1
    Bazsl1 Win User
    Task Manager Performance tab shows drive C: usage at 89% always.

    I have a Windows 10 Pro system with all updates installed. The Task Manager Performance tab shows C: usage at 89% all of the time with only slight variations in the percentage. The Processes tab shows disk usage at about 40%. The only process using the disk
    is System.

    Disk defragmentation is disabled. File indexing is disabled. There are only five apps listed on the Startup tab including OneDrive and Windows Security Notifications. I have disabled the other three with no change in C: usage.

    I have other PCs running the same version of Windows that do not have this problem. The only thing that is unique about the system with the problem is that C: is a software RAID 1 array consisting of two identical 4TB drives configured as RAID 1 in Disk
    Manager. Is it normal for Task Manager to show continuous disk access for a Windows RAID 1 array? Any other suggestions? Thanks.
     
    Bazsl1, Nov 17, 2020
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  4. DAVEM121
    DaveM121 Win User

    Two Random drives Show Up In Task Manager. They Seem Empty. Should I be scared?

    my laptop always shows task manager disk usage 100%.

    Hi Kishor, I don't know which suggestion you tried . . .

    Open Task Manager (Ctrl +Shift + Esc)

    Click on the Disc column header, so the arrow faces down

    Leave that window open

    Monitor the disc activity and what process(es) are top of the process list

    Please report here what processes are at the top of the list when you hard drive is busy . . .
     
    DaveM121, Nov 17, 2020
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