Windows 10 100 % disk usage

Anonymous
2020-02-26T13:40:33+00:00

New to Windows , so please excuse me if this has been covered in the past.

How do i correct the 100 % disk usage that has my computer by the throat ... Its causing major slowdowns. 

I have - Windows updates ON and current.

I am only running 1 app on this computer ( quickbooks accounting )

This happen seven when the computer is at rest.

Thanks in advance

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures

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  1. SD - IA 180K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2020-02-26T14:34:44+00:00

    Hi Rodney,

    I am Sumit, an Independent Advisor and a 3 year Windows Insider MVP here to help.

    When the disk is at 100 Percent, what are the top 5 processes taking the disk resource as reported in the task manager?

    Right-click Taskbar and select Task Manager.

    Go to the Processes tab.

    Click the Disk column.

    You can also take a screenshot and post in the next reply.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-02-26T15:13:44+00:00

    Morning,

    Thanks for the help......Im out of the office for most of the day... I will say that this computer is dedicated to ONLY accounting. I use a laptop for most everything else. 

    This morning after being unused all night , no app open.. Task manger showed 100 % disk usage. I will get you the info ASAP ( I'm in Ca - west coast time )

    Rodney

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  3. SD - IA 180K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2020-02-26T15:35:35+00:00

    No issues - keep us updated. I work from the other side of the planet so it might be a delay in responses :)

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-02-27T00:47:04+00:00

    I fought this battle for a long time, tried every fix on the web I could find...IE turn off superfetch, 14 Tricks to Solve 100% Drive Usage in Windows 10, change this setting in the registry, etc, etc.  Even bought a new hard drive..nothing worked.  My machine has 3 internal drives plus 2 external...mostly occurred on one drive, but the issue would float to others now and then.

    I'm a coder and working with computers since DOS/1982, so have a reasonably good command...this issue haunted me.  Drive would show 100% in Task Manager with 0 bits of data transfer, lock up the machine for 1 or 2 minutes, work right for a little while, sometimes only 5 min, sometimes hours.  I ran Check in the Tools under Properties, CHKDSK in CMD...nothing worked.

    Here's what my issue was that NO post I read ever mentioned....BAD POWER SUPPLY.  Makes no sense to me, but my power supply started shutting off in the middle of my work....then would work after a short rest (for a while), then turn off again.  Put up with that for a day than replaced it and low and behold...everyone of my drives are working like they should...I AM AMAZED!  AND VERY HAPPY! Posting this in case it helps someone.

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-02-27T15:58:36+00:00

    Good Morning,

    Per your request.............

    All updates are current, this was after sitting allnight.idle.

    HELP

    Rodney

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