Defrag runs constantly

Anonymous
2023-11-27T07:50:16+00:00

Win10 64. Defrag runs constantly, grinding away at my hard drives for no reason. The both drives are 0% fragmented, except for system reserved files which are 40% fragmented and defrag will not touch them. The Defrag is OFF, how do I stop the system running defrag every time the PC is idle for more than 60 seconds?? How do I defrage the system files which need defragging?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures

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2023-12-12T02:27:59+00:00

I'm referring to how your computer is crashing and has to be restarted, usually multiple times a day. It's either you or someone is force restarting by switching off the power or pressing the reset button, or the power supply is faulty.

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  1. _AW_ 69,496 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-12-07T22:08:34+00:00

    Thanks. as the computer is bogging down anytime a process is performing disk read/write I'd be checking the hard drive. See if your drive manufacturer has a diagnostic tool.

    Follow with, from an admin Command Prompt chkdsk C: /f /r

    Let it run the check at the next boot.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-12-07T12:24:40+00:00

    here you go:-

    sysinternals scan.arn

    let me know if the link works ok

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-12-07T06:45:47+00:00

    I spoke too soon, antimalware has been on with no scan running. I saved the autoruns scan, I will attempt to upload it later

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-12-06T18:39:03+00:00

    Yesterday it started getting worse. I ran a full scan, no bugs, but the antimalware service executable in task manager just kept running, so I rebooted it and a few minutes after I restarted it, it started to 'misfire', HD stop-starting. Stripped the PC, blew it out with an air line, and now it is behaving itself.......

    I will give it a few days to see if it comes back, if it doesn't, I guess it was dust bunnies in the PSU, boards, wiring etc.

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