Fixing 100% disk usage in Windows 10 with Chrome and Skype running

Anonymous
2015-08-16T12:25:27+00:00

How to fix 100% disk usage in Windows 10

This is caused by a common combination of Skype as well Google Chrome. Similar issue with other programs could also cause 100% disk usage. To fix this do the following:

Google Chrome:

In Google Chrome, go to Settings > Show Advanced Settings ... > Privacy > Prefetch resources to load pages more quickly

and untick it. See Figure-1 below:

Figure-1

Skype:

Make sure you have exited Skype and it is not running in the taskbar (if it is running in the taskbar then quit it).

Open Windows Explorer and open the following folder:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Phone"

Now right click "Skype.exe" file and then click "Properties" and open the "Security" tab.

Click the "Edit" button and then highlight "ALL APPLICATION PACKAGES" and place a tick in the "Write" box.

Click "Apply" and then "OK" and then "OK" again. See Figures-2 to Figure-6 below:

This is it, now run Skype and check the Disk Usage in Task Manager and it will no longer show you 100% disk usage anymore:-

I hope this helps people. I spent a long time in finding a solution to this problem.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Devices and drivers

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-05-28T17:46:55+00:00

    I sure hope this works... I'll give it a try, if I can even get my laptop to boot up.  Very frustrating!

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-05-28T15:35:46+00:00

    RE: DigitalMooney post Aug 15, 2015

    Amazing.   This nailed it.   I had Task Manager up with Disk I/O pegged at 100%...  made this change, hit APPLY and wham!...  Disk I/0 is totally freed up!   THANKS

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-05-24T15:27:29+00:00

    Found the solution here: 

    Settings, System, Notifications, and turning off "show me tips about Windows."

    https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/3h4wjg/windows\_10\_high\_disk\_usage\_100\_ive\_seen\_a\_thread/

    Such a silly thing. Come on Microsoft get your act together!

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-05-19T13:38:47+00:00

    Thank you friend. 

    Right now, both check boxes, for CPU and memory, are unchecked.  I guess this is the default setting.  I also assume that this means the values indicated below them (1 for CPU and 0 for memory) are not relevant.  I'm further assuming that since these values are not relevant, that the computer is then using all processors available and all memory available.

    Maybe you or someone else with more experience can comment on this??

    Too confusing for words isn't it!

    Thanks

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