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Fixing 100% disk usage in Windows 10 with Chrome and Skype running
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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.
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Anonymous
2016-10-24T14:18:34+00:00 I don't have an chrome , but I have opera and Mozilla please tell me what to do.
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Anonymous
2016-10-21T11:07:44+00:00 Hi Shane,
While we all have the 100% disk usage problem, our underlying symptoms differ considerably and likely the reason so many apparent fixes exist.
It would be helpful if you and others posting, would state EXACTLY the symptoms you're having. Try to state this in a short & simplistic form. The reason I say this is that there's likely someone else with those exact symptoms who has found the "fix" that works.....also likely the one you haven't yet tried.
In my case, my computer has been running perfectly for 1 1/2 months. (Defender Problem). I can re-introduce the problem at any time by reversing my fix....so I know this is actually just a workaround, but my computer is 100% happy.
Todd
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Anonymous
2016-10-20T13:44:10+00:00 I can not agree more! The 100% problem is clearly an operating system issue. I have spent two work days doing nothing but try all of the recommended fixes from here and with nothing but Win 10 running I am STILL looking at an 100% active disk! I really noticed it getting much worse when the latest updates came through a week ago. Just who do I bill for this screw up!
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Anonymous
2016-10-20T00:22:01+00:00 It's good to see folks finding so many different solutions to this ongoing problem. Could it not be that Windows 10 is just a piece of crap? There doesn't appear to be any ONE fix that works for everyone. The one I found did. Lucky me but Microsoft has not come up with a permanent fix for this. As usual THEY wait for people who use their junk to find solutions. NOT the way it should be. Releasing a piece of junk that has flaws is typical of Microsoft.