HIGH disk usage Windows 8 Pro

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wasn't sure what went wrong with my computer

like many others out there, i've done all the preliminary checks and scans for malware or viruses. 

and i chanced upon users, mentioning to change the power options.

It didn't work for me in the first place of switching it from balanced to performance. As mine it is always on performance.

Solution

So i did a check on all the components and i came upon this settings named minimum proccessor %. In awe, it was at 100% minimum and 100% maximum.

Step 1 :Hit the Change Plan Settings*

Step 2 : Press Change Advanced Power Settings

Step 3 :Under Processor Power Manageme nt

Look into Minimum Processor State

Im not exactly a computer expert. but its logical that, when minimum disk and maximum is of the same figure. it overclocks.

i've amended it to 20-30% for minimum and the disk usage problem is cured after a trial run of gaming - heroes of newerth.

Cheers to all and i hope this can solve your problem of ntoskrnl - 100% disk usage

 Jyen~

I have had my PC for a year or so now, and use CCleaner once, if not twice a week, yet I still get this issue.

I have a pretty nice Desktop PC running Windows 8.1 and my PC will almost lockdown for 5-10 minutes while ntokrnl.exe is hogging memory. This happens multiple time per day, maybe once or twice over the course of 2 hours of working.

This is EXTREMELY abnoxious, and I didn't pay to have a nice PC and windows 8 to get slowed down by a bug in windows eight.

Sorry went on a rant for a second. Anyways, just wanted to tell you that using CCleaner to clear your registry only helps me for about 4-5 hours working. Then the problems arrouses again.

Note: Ignore spelling or gramarricle issue. I am extremely dyslexic (not using it as an excuse) I am pretty good when it comes to typing, but go easy on me.

Step 1 :

Step :2

wasn't sure what went wrong with my computer

like many others out there, i've done all the preliminary checks and scans for malware or viruses. 

and i chanced upon users, mentioning to change the power options.

It didn't work for me in the first place of switching it from balanced to performance. As mine it is always on performance.

Solution

So i did a check on all the components and i came upon this settings named minimum proccessor %. In awe, it was at 100% minimum and 100% maximum.

Step 1 :Hit the Change Plan Settings*

Step 2 : Press Change Advanced Power Settings

Step 3 :Under Processor Power Manageme nt

Look into Minimum Processor State

Im not exactly a computer expert. but its logical that, when minimum disk and maximum is of the same figure. it overclocks.

i've amended it to 20-30% for minimum and the disk usage problem is cured after a trial run of gaming - heroes of newerth.

Cheers to all and i hope this can solve your problem of ntoskrnl - 100% disk usage

 Jyen~

This corrected the issue for me and it was instantaneous, thank you!

Worked for me too! Thank you!

If there is anyone out there still having this problem, as I have been lately, I found something very simple that seems to have worked for me. I simply went to my power options and switched to 'High Performance' from my silly 'HP Recommended' option. The disk % instantly dropped. So relieving.