Windows 10: Windows 10 pretty much usually at 100% disk usage

This is a different computer with a new installation. My computer comes to a halt. I will click on something and have to wait awhile before the program begins. I will open a window and wait until it opens. I click close and the window remains there and finally closes a bit later. The only things I have installed are:

Firefox
utorrent
Chrome
Skype
Open Office
Korean IME
Japanese IME
Russian IME
Macromedia Package
Adobe Reader
Spotify
Goldwave
Paperclip a print tool we use for my business

I thought it was a memory leak in Firefox but it persists even when I close that. When I boot fresh, it is at 100%. Here is a screenshot sorted by the programs that are using memory.





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WIndows 10 100% disk usage

So: Windows keeps having this random bug that the disk usage goes up to 100%. Task manager says that the process is "notskrnl.exe". It seems pretty odd to me that the kernel would be taking so much disk time, if it's working properly.

 

100% disk usage

So I recently bought this laptop. Whenever I turn on this laptop the disk usage is always high(usually above 100%) which causes a delay in start up and also a delay in opening other applications after starting the laptop. The disk usage stays high for a
pretty long time.

It is a Lenovo laptop ideapad 510

 

Quick question; does Skype open at Start-up? Not sure if you are aware of this or not but Skype & Google Chrome cause 100% Disk Usage, it's something to do with that. I know that this may not be your solution, but I think turning off Skype from Start-up and making sure it doesn't run alongside Google Chrome is a quick fix. However, if this doesn't work- I have one more solution for you!

 

Hi, you might try this- I recall I struggled with disk use when I first upgraded to Win 10 on my old PC a long time back... Defender and this:

Hi, you might try this which has significantly reduced disk usage after logon:
Open Task Scheduler. Under Microsoft->Windows->Customer Experience Improvement Program. Right click->disable the 2 tasks.

You don't need them and been known to cause problems. MS collect data and send it in the background.

Thanks to @topgundcp

(I also then found installing Avast (replacing Defender helped greatly- although I wouldn't expect that to be necessary now).

 

Something is worth looking at:

• Most programs don't really need to run at startup. Just use it when needed.
• Upgrading might screw up the search database. stop "Windows Search" service and delete
  C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Windows.edb
  then restart service, let it rebuild a fresh index database.
• System Restore might be corrupted. Delete all restore points. Then re-create a brand new one if you use system protection.
• Run from Admin command: Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
• Open Settings then search: Apps then select "Which apps can run in the background" then turn off. Again, just run when needed.

 

hi,
If you have Segate hard disk in your system then please check hard disk is working properly or not with this tool SeaToolsforWindowsSetup.

 

aparently the anti virus causing the high disk usage , here my task manager , and i dont have any anti virus just windows defender from win 10 and my usages of 3 disk are smooth