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
    2017-01-06T20:37:48+00:00

    If turning off WiFi and turning on Airplane Mode solves your problem, you should try:

    • Disabling "Wininet Cache Task" in Task Scheduler
    • Turning off "Updates from more than one place" in Settings>Update & security>Windows Update>Advanced options>Choose how updates are delivered
    • Turning off "Get tips, tricks, and suggestions as you use Windows" in Settings>System>Notifications & actions
    • Signing out of OneDrive
    • Signing in with a local account instead of your Microsoft account

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-01-06T16:21:00+00:00

    For me I have found that Disk Usage upon start-up will start at almost 0% by turning off the WI-FI and turning on Airplane Mode.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-01-05T18:10:51+00:00

    i have tried so many solutions , even yours also but it doesnt work , can u suggest me another solution please ?

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-12-27T03:53:15+00:00

    Don't have either installed on my hard drive and it's still spikes to 100%

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-12-27T03:43:25+00:00

    Brand new surface pro 4. Nothing installed. 100% disk usage. $700 wasted....

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