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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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There are 2 issues discussed here 1 how to reduce disk usage which doesn't solve anything. The OS manages that by slowing things down.
2 THE BUG This happens when the disk is at rest. It switches on the 100 % warning and the computer freezes for a long long time. The machine is useless during this period. To bypass this I keep the disk active by playing a movie in the background.
Oh yes I have. This usually resolves the problem for a couple of weeks. Then the problem is back as new.
As said i am not going to waste more of my working time on this. Is ms cannot resolve this I am not going to play the car and mouse game.
As I said this problem is alive for a long time now. It bothers my client for months.
I have already started reverting installations back to Windows 7. Already counting 150 installations more or less. Already feeling less problems.
Let them trying to sell the new os.
Have you tried disabling windows tips in settings?
i am starting reverting back to windows 7 as many installations i can, and i do not care any more if i will install leggitimate software or cracked.
Since ms seems not able to fix this and this problem consumes a lot of my work time and i cannot get payed for this idiotic problem, i will revert all my clients back to windows 7.
Congats microsoft you just lost 8000 installations. It will take me some time to do it but it will take me less time than trying to explain to clients why this is happenning and trying to find solutions.
Stop releasing idiotic new programs and features for windows 10 and fix the real problems that makes people listening the word windows and having bad thoughts.
None of the solutions work permanently and for a long time. None.
On some hp laptops this is fixed with bios update. For a while. The problem will come back again eventually.
On acer laptops it never gets fixed.
On z77 intel you have to uninstall the achi driver and problem gets back the moment windows reinstall the driver.
On some motherboards uninstalling the usb3 drivers makes this go away till driver gets installed again.
Disabling show me tips about windows makes this go away for a while. Then its back.
Disabling cortana does not fix this.
Disabling everything in setting notification does not fix this.
disabling everything in privacy does not fix this
superfetch off makes this goes away for a while. Then bam its back
Search service off makes this goes away for a while. Then back live again
always spend my damn time to check every disk for problems.
Always uninstalling all 3rd party programs there are like browsers, untivirus etc.
Always checking for letests bios and drivers.
The fucken problem is always there.
Why the **** should i bother more? You clearly do not bother at all.
changing to another os like windows 7, linux, osx is the only real fix.
If you think that i am gona keep bothering you are mistaken. I am going to suggest everyone i know to get the **** away from windows 10 at least for now.
I am even going to charge less for reverting computers back to windows 7 or any other os the client wants from windows 10.
Congratz ms for once more you are showing that you cannot release a ready product.
I found something that works! in performance options, uncheck "use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop," "save taskbar thumbnail previews," "show shadows under mouse pointer," and "show thumbnails instead of icons."
I am not an engineer so i cant explain it, but it has been effective on two computers.
