Windows 10: Windows 10 makes my HD work and work and work and work

What on EARTH process is always running in the background to make my hard drive chatter away for literally nearly 3-5 minutes after a bootup...and we're talking with a FRESH install!....Some something is running a LOT in the background but task manager is absolutely worthless in pointing out what is going on...It even gets to the point where , after having the Edge browser opened and perusing the internet for awhile, things get so bogged down, and windows is too stupid to tell me exactly WHY it's bogged down, things get to where even a mouse click is delayed upwards of 10 seconds! lol. Sometimes things completely freeze and pushing the reset button is the only way out...I've gone as far as downloading Avasts 'emergency startup' disc and booting from it , thinking there might be a virus, but it found nothing (although I'm wondering if it's loading a small portion of windows, which if it is, and a virus or malware is in that small portion, booting to the disc and running the anti-virus software is pointless...maybe I should try it with a linux based emergency disc?) ....

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Windows 10 Version1709 Can't Rename Folder With F2 or Right Click

I have the same problem on two computers running 1709. Both were running with accounts with admin rights.

It occurs to both folders and files in local directories and also on network shares.

If you right click, or press F2 nothing happens. You don't even see the rename box (i.e. cursor and highlighted text) for a second. If you rename via command prompt it works.

If you create a new folder or file via the default name is immediately taken and you cannot change it.

I've found a blog post which indicates this is due to the small icon view being used - if you select another view the problem does not occur. I can confirm this to be the case - as soon as another view is used I'm able to rename files and folders.

Link to post - Windows 10 V1709: Bug prevents renaming in Explorer | Born's Tech and Windows World

 

Windows 10 Wifi doesn't have a valid IP configuration

This thread helped me grandparents just now and several people at work/home

 

Nonetheless, please post a screenshot of your task manager, processes using most disk at the top. Else we're just guessing - thanks.

Try 'process explorer' by Sysinternals (Microsoft). This should give you a more detailed view.
Note: if system or svchost.exe are the processes using disk, you will need to do more technical analysis.

Is there any change if you do a clean boot?