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
    2016-10-19T22:47:14+00:00

    I have solved the issue with my computer and Windows 10 100% disk usage.  I was troubleshooting the IDE controller driver and ended up running Troubleshooting from control panel.  I chose hardware and sound and then chose hardware and devices and let it run.  It actually came back and suggested to set the IDE controller to use Windows 8 compatibility.  It's been 3 days and have had no issues.  I can actually open up 20+ tabs in Chrome with no issues (catching up on updates in face book).  

    I tried all the other registry changes, app disabling, etc. etc. posted and nothing helped.  Uninstalled anti-virus, disabled auto updates downloads, you name it, nothing.  This has been a stable change so far.

    Hope this helps someone out there that was getting as disgusted as I was :)

    Coop

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-10-19T22:22:16+00:00

    I have solved the issue with my computer and Windows 10 100% disk usage.  I was troubleshooting the IDE controller driver and ended up running Troubleshooting from control panel.  I chose hardware and sound and then chose hardware and devices and let it run.  It actually came back and suggested to set the IDE controller to use Windows 8 compatibility.  It's been 3 days and have had no issues.  I can actually open up 20+ tabs in Chrome with no issues (catching up on updates in face book).  

    I tried all the other registry changes, app disabling, etc. etc. posted and nothing helped.  Uninstalled anti-virus, disabled auto updates downloads, you name it, nothing.  This has been a stable change so far.

    Hope this helps someone out there that was getting as disgusted as I was :)

    Coop

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-10-13T13:19:58+00:00

    Just saying it worked for me. maybe I'm just lucky.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-10-09T17:38:37+00:00

    I have to say, this one finally makes sense. It would also be why there are so many seemingly varied solutions, when the reality of it is each solution just takes the edge off of the underlying problem.

    For once I am forced to go take a look see. 

    Good luck to every

    B.

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-10-09T16:07:17+00:00

    Only try this if you have the problem in the logs.

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