How to fix the 100% disk usage error in Windows

Use disc 100%. It is a problem that affects users of Windows 7, 8, and 10, and usually comes from a series of conjunctions.

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If you go to Task Management Windows, you'll see in the first tab the percentages of CPU, Memory, Disk, and Network usage, broken down by application or service running at any given time. At some point you may see disk usage up to 100%. And of course your computer is either crawling or ready to hang. See below for 5 ways that can solve your problem.

A. Run CheckDisk

The first step is to look for corruptions and errors on your hard drive and fix them. The best way to do this is with the "chkdsk" tool built into Windows.

1. Click Start, then type cmd, right-click the Command Prompt (or cmd) that will appear in the search results, click "Run as Administrator" and press Enter.
2. At the command prompt, type

chkdsk / f / r C:

to automatically check for errors on your hard disk. (Replace "C" with the name of the drive you have installed on your Windows.)

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3. You may receive a message saying the hard drive is in use and will ask you if you want to run CheckDisk when the system restarts. Press "Y" (Yes) and restart your computer.
4. CheckDisk will run as soon as you restart your computer. This process may take a while, so show patience. Once complete, your hard drive will need to return to normal operation and your disc will need to return to normal operation (approximately 1-10%).

B. Turn Off Windows Services (Services)

If the above fails, you may need to disable some of these mysterious, cumbersome services running on the Windows background.

1. Click Start, type services, then press Enter.
2. In the Services pane find the service called “SuperFetch”, right click on it, click on “Stop”. Then open Task Manager to see if your disk usage has dropped. If not, right-click on SuperFetch and click on the "Get Started" button to work again.

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3. Try the same thing with services called “Background Intelligent Transfer Service” and “Windows Search”. Right-click on them, click Stop, and see if disk usage has dropped.
4. If your disk usage drops by interrupting these services then it means you have found the culprit and you will definitely want to disable the service permanently. Right-click the service that caused the disk usage to increase, click "Properties", then drop the "Startup Type" window and select "Disabled".

C. Turn off Windows Tips

Still suffering from the dreaded 100% disk usage? Some users have found that disabling Windows Tips has helped. Go to “Start -> Settings -> System -> Notifications and Actions. Disable "Show Tips for Windows".

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D. Change the Pagefile location

The Pagefile is a file on your hard drive to ease the pressure your RAM receives when you are doing high-memory activities on your computer. If your disk usage is constantly high it may be because your paging file is constantly busy processing the information on your computer.

One solution would be to buy more RAM. Alternatively, if you have more than one hard drive on your computer, you can easily move the paging file to a second drive that does not have the OS installed. This will help spread the workload over two disks instead of one.

1. Right-click My Computer or This Computer, and then click Properties.
2. Go to "Advanced System Settings -> Settings (in the Performance field) -> Advanced -> Change."
3. Click "Automatically manage paging file size for all drives", select "No paging file", and then click "Set".
4. Then select your second hard drive where you want the paging file to be located, and then click "Manage system size" -> Set.
5. Click OK and restart your computer.

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E. It hurts hand - cut off: Buy an SSD

One of the above solutions will logically solve your problem, but if you see that your system uses your computer disk often at 100% density, then it may be worth investing in an SSD. Without a doubt, SSDs are one of the best parts of computer hardware in recent years. They reduce the load time on your PC and can handle a huge amount of simultaneous tasks and processes without slowdown. Also, if you install Windows on an SSD you will be able to use your old SATA drive for other tasks without putting too much pressure on it.

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