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
    2016-02-11T04:35:38+00:00

    I'm literally where you are! Any luck??

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-02-09T13:39:38+00:00

    ![](http://fud.community.services.support.microsoft.com/Fud/FileDownloadHandler.ashx?fid=79028812-89a1-4152-a9cf-5a84c862eb5f)![](http://fud.community.services.support.microsoft.com/Fud/FileDownloadHandler.ashx?fid=a07bc254-79d2-4d29-aec5-0f2455bda19f)as you can see. my problem lies within windows audio device graph isolation. it reads, at times, 99% of disk usage, but only. <1.0mbps of I/O activity. tried numerous things already, disabling enhancements, uninstalling the driver than letting windows install it. uninstalling and installing from pc manufacturer's website, all to no avail.

    I run a dell xps9550. i've read that micosoft has a problem with SSD going into a loop. i have a 1 TB HDD and a 32GB SSD if that helps any.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-02-08T20:17:25+00:00

    This looks extremely promising. This discusses issues with SSD drives; I understand my HDD is a hybrid with an SSD portion and the description on the MS site fits my experience exactly. I wish I'd seen this before I rebuilt my system. (Actually, I'm pleased I did that, but for reasons possibly unrelated to the disk usage issue.) I'll certainly save this in case it recurs. Many thanks!

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-02-05T10:21:56+00:00

    I set bits at manual , usage went from 100% down to 7%,memory went down to 36%,cpu went down to 7% ,don't have skype or chrome

    have a new computer and could not open more than 1 page at a time it was doing my nut in.

    hopefully that is sorted now,maybe Microsoft can come up with the answer.

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-02-05T04:50:49+00:00

    This link solved the problem for me after changing the registry parameters according to the the link instructions

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3083595

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