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
    2015-12-10T20:31:15+00:00

    This , in my case , unfortunately, does not work. The problem occurs only when I log in to SkypeThe result gives only install the previous version of Skype. I installed 6.9.0.106. But this is not the solution.Dell L702x, 8 GB, 2,4 GHz

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-12-07T15:24:08+00:00

    I just bought the following Dell Inspiron with these spec: 

    Processor & Memory:

    • Intel® Core i7-6500U Processor at 2.5GHz
    • 16GB DDR3L 1600MHz RAM

    Drives:

    • 1TB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
    • DVD-RW (Writes to DVD/CD)

    Operating System: 

    • Microsoft® Windows 10

    Graphics & Video:

    • 15.6" Touchscreen LED-Backlit FHD (1920 x 1080) Display
    • 4GB AMD Radeon™ R5 M335 Graphics

    I have the same problem. So I think something is amiss at Microsoft.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-11-26T15:37:22+00:00

    Somebody thinks it could be Bitlocker not working well with Windows 10.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-11-25T07:37:20+00:00

    Hi, 

    It seemed to have worked initially, but again the disk activity is 100%. 

    The start up time also is way slow. Win 8.1 was very fast. 

    Is there any other way?

    I am using a Dell i7347-10051sLV laptop with 8GB RAM. 

    Thanks in advance!

    Some google chrome extensions are also responsible for 100% disk usage error. Uninstalling extensions which have bad reputation will solve the issue if the above mentioned solution dont work for you.

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-11-19T17:49:59+00:00

    I don't have skype or chrome yet I get this issue every single day...my computer just totally freezes for 30 seconds or so.  I already had to get rid of my antivirus software (avast) because of a problem with start menu and cortana.  This is just ridiculous.  What do I have to do to get windows 10 to work?  I want windows 7 back.  I knew I made the wrong choice upgrading.

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