Updated: 12/22/2019 Published: September 24, 2016

Description

• The computer is running slowly, and in the task manager the disk is constantly loaded at 100%.
• After booting the computer, the computer slows down for several minutes, and the disk load is 100%.

The problem occurs on laptops, all-in-one PCs, and desktop PCs. The type of media also does not matter - high load can be on HDD or SSD.

Cause

1. Active use of the paging file by the system.
2. A process that actively uses the computer's disk system.
3. Severe fragmentation.
4. Logical or physical errors of the media.
5. Viruses.

Solution

1. Disable the swap file

In the majority modern computers large quantities are used random access memory, so there is no need for a swap file.

To disable it in Windows 10 / 8.1, click right click mouse by Start:

And we choose System:

In Windows 7 and below, open Conductor- right-click on Computer and choose Properties.

Now in the left part of the window that opens, click on Extra options systems:

In the window that appears, on the tab Additionally find the section Performance and press the button Options:

Go to the tab Additionally:

And press Change In chapter Virtual memory:

Now uncheck Automatically select paging file size and place a pointer to the disk with the swap file:

Just below we set the choice on the item No swap file and press Set:

The system will issue a warning about the inability to create debugging information when critical error. We agree by clicking Yes.

Then close all windows by clicking OK and restart the computer.

If the system continues to freeze, and the disk is used at 100%, follow the instructions below.

2. If the disk is loaded by the system process

You cannot remove a task from the system process, but what if it creates a large load?

Typically this occurs due to Windows services:

• Snupchat;
• Superfetch;
• Windows Search;
• Windows Update;
• IPsec Policy Agent;
• Windows Update;
• Diagnostic Policy Service;
• Client for tracking changed connections;
• KtmRm for distributed transaction coordinator.

We first try to disable them using one of the Services console or using the command net stop<имя службы> . If this gives a temporary effect, disable the autostart of these services.

Also, in rare cases, the Windows Firewall may be the problem. Let's try to turn it off.

3. Check the physical condition of the media

Physical failure of the disk is also possible and affects the response speed of the media.

Process Explorer:

For more detailed information You can use the program Process Explorer. By default, it does not show the load on the disk system, so open the column editing window:

Go to the tab Process Disk and check the boxes for disk reading and writing:

5. Optimize the media

When using HDD (not SSD) great importance Data fragmentation (their physical scattering across the disk surface) affects performance. For optimal performance defragmentation needs to be done. For SSD drive you can perform optimization - filling the free space with zero data. Defraggler can easily handle these two tasks.

Frequent defragmentation spoils the disk - the HDD is physically depreciated, and the SSD loses read/write resource. Frankly speaking, for the latter it will not help much, since data fragmentation does not reduce its performance. It is worth defragmenting sparingly when necessary.

6. Do a logical disk check

Logical errors can also cause problems.

The check is performed from the command line with the command:

* where c: is the letter of the section to check.

7. Perform an anti-virus scan

It is best to perform not only a full scan with the installed antivirus, but also additionally scan the system with a healing utility, for example, CureIt.

Myself installed antivirus may also be the cause of the problem - we try to update it, temporarily disable it, delete it.

8. Disable hibernation mode

If the computer loads the disk system for some time after waking it from sleep mode, try disabling hibernation - to do this, run command line from administrator and enter:

We reboot the computer and test the PC for some time. Later, hibernation mode can be enabled again:

9. Removing disk utilities

Decreased performance may be due to the presence of software for disk management, such as Intel Rapid storage technology. Removing this software component may resolve the problem.

Finding and Indexing Files in Windows

In order to quickly find and open any files on your computer in Windows, there are several services that provide this. These are file search and indexing services; these services should work fine, but often they cause problems with disk load reaching 100%. Disabling these services helps a lot. To disable them we do:

• My computer - right click on the disk - properties - at the bottom uncheck "allow file indexing"
• Control Panel - Administration - Services - find the "Windows Search" service and disable it

But I want to warn you right away that if you disable these services, the search will not work, and Windows will also take longer to access the necessary files!

SuperFetch Service

Those who often clean their computers with various programs for cleaning the screw also face the problem of loading the disk at 100%. the problem is that cleaners can delete PerfLogs folder fundamentally system disk. And after that, the Superfetch service has no data on the operation of the disk and it begins to collect it again, thus loading the disk by 100%. There are two ways out: either add the PerfLogs folder to the exceptions in the cleaners, or disable the Superfetch service, do it like this:

• Control panel - administration - services - find the "Superfetch" service and disable it

In general, this service should maintain and improve system performance. But due to many users not knowing how it works, it leads to disk load. Another point, for those who have HHD running for more than 3 years, or have hardware problems, it is also advisable to disable this service. It will not be able to increase performance on an old or dead disk!

Windows Update

Many people have noticed that when updating Windows, their computer starts to freeze. The problem is the same; when performing an update, the disk can be loaded at 100% because Windows OS gives high priority for installing updates. In general, such freezes go away quite quickly, but for those who weak computers or damaged discs, the process can take hours. In this case, you can either wait until all updates are installed and always wait until new ones arrive. Or disable Windows updates once and for all, you can do it like this:

• Control Panel - Administration - Services - find the Windows Update service ( Windows update)" and turn it off

And one more warning, after disabling updates, your system may become vulnerable to new threats. In any case, you do this at your own peril and risk. And the site is not responsible for what you do.

Damaged disk and chkdsk check

Many people use Windows without even knowing that they have disk problems. Windows often signals such problems, but users either do not notice or ignore these problems. Have you ever noticed a black disk check screen before booting into Windows? Many people skip this check to avoid wasting time. But they do it in vain. This is a test disk chkdsk, it starts up Windows boot and after loading, but in hidden mode. During this check, the disk is checked for errors on it and it is natural that during such a check the load on the disk will be 100%. In this case, I can only recommend two solutions to the problem - check all the disks completely or simply replace the disk since it probably already has problems. If you don’t want to change the disk and wait, then you can disable the chkdsk check in the task scheduler. We do it like this:

• Control panel - administration - task scheduler - task scheduler library - find the chkdsk task and delete it

After disabling this Windows tasks will not be able to check the disk and fix errors on it automatically.

Viral activity

Everything is simple here, viruses that have entered the computer actively carry out their activities, so they can load the disk up to 100%; most often, this problem arises due to worms and ransomware viruses. To reduce the load on the disk, you need to remove all viruses from your computer, you can do this using our wonderful tool, which has already helped millions of our readers!

Antivirus activity

There is another side to the coin: an antivirus, when checking a disk for viruses, can also load it 100%. It’s easy to check and get rid of this problem; you can turn off disk check and look at the load. If this does not help, then you should probably choose another antivirus that will not load the system, including the disk. Also, sometimes when an antivirus tries to neutralize a virus on a computer, but cannot do this, the load on the disk increases. In this case, the check should be performed either safe mode, or from under a resuscitator, or special boot antivirus utilities, For example, .

Recently, many people have been writing about problems with Defender on Windows 10. The Defender service loads the disk at 100%. Most often, this problem occurs on already infected computers. A complete, total cleaning of viruses will help, or maybe my little comrades will bring the defender’s operating algorithms to normal mode.

Synchronization with the cloud

Many people use synchronization with the cloud; at the time of downloading and synchronizing files, the load on the disk increases greatly, especially if there are a lot of files. To avoid the problem, do synchronization manually when it is convenient for you.

Installing drivers

Often, those who install Windows themselves do not install the disk driver (ACHI, Storage tool) and chipset motherboard. And they get the same problem - disk load. I think you already understand that the solution is driver installation.

Severe fragmentation of files on the disk

If you haven’t defragmented your disk for 100 years, then you are 100% guaranteed to have a disk load problem! When files are scattered in parts throughout the disk, it is difficult for the system to find them and open them quickly. Just do a defragmentation.

Using torrents

If you use a torrent to download files to your computer, then while the torrent is running and files are being distributed, the disk can also be heavily loaded! Do not leave a large number of torrents on distribution, this will slow down your disk. As a last resort, you can turn off the torrent program altogether.

Serious hardware problems with the drive

And lastly, if your disk has a lot of slow sectors, and even worse bad sectors(badov). So you shouldn’t expect normal operation from such a disk. Check your disk for problems using . In this article you will learn how to check your disk for errors, bad and slow sectors.

In this article, I collected all the problems known to me that can cause the disk to become loaded, and also provided methods for solving these problems. Don't forget to like and repost if the article helped. Well, if you have any questions, write them in the comments.

The Windows 10 operating system has received a huge number of updates over the past few years, which, of course, is great on Microsoft's part, but here's the problem - the disk is 100% loaded. To put it more precisely, when the system installs updates for itself, it often loads your disk at 100 percent. Once the installation is complete, the disk usage should drop to zero, but sometimes this does not happen and the user's disk can get stuck in this endless cycle of congestion.

Some users, in fact, sometimes are not even aware that their disk is working at full capacity, but are simply experiencing a slow system performance. It's incredibly easy to check disk usage using Task Manager. Don't know where to look? Let's explain.

You can check your disk load in the Task Manager in the tab with running processes. You've probably already used this system program, but simply did not pay attention to the disk load column (meaning newbies with Windows).

1. Click ALT+CTRL+Delete on your keyboard.
2. Select "Task Manager" from the list of actions.
3. Select the Processes tab.
4. In this tab you can see a column named “Disk”. This is where the total load on your disk will be indicated.

Method #1 Disabling Windows Search

Disabling Windows Search has proven to be the most helpful action for most users in dealing with this problem. In more detail, Windows Search scans your files and folders, and then enters the information recorded from them into an index file. It is for this reason that this service is also known as SearchIndexer.

The benefit of Windows Search is that it speeds up the process of finding your files. But, shutting down windows Search will not have any noticeable effect. The only drawback will be a slight increase in time for searching files and folders. Although, if you don't perform frequent tasks on your computer search queries through tons of different files and folders, then you have nothing to worry about.

Follow these steps to disable the Windows Search service:

• Click Win once.
• Right-click on the result that appears and select “Run as Administrator”.
• Once Command Prompt opens, type exe stop “Windows search”(with brackets) and press Enter.
• Wait until the system stops working Windows services Search. You should see a message indicating that the service terminated successfully.

Keep in mind that disabling Windows Search is not permanent, but only temporary. Open Task Manager and look at the disk load. If it has decreased, then you can start the newly disabled service using these steps:

• Click Win+R.
• Register services.msc and press Enter.
• You will see a huge list with services that operate on your operating system. Find in the list Windows Search.
• Double click on Windows Search.
• Click the Startup Type drop-down menu and select Disabled.
• Also click on the "Stop" button if the service has not yet been stopped.
• And finally,

In fact, disabling this service is not a recommended action. But, if you want to try to cope with the problem of disk utilization at 100%, then everything is in your hands. One way or another, if all else fails, then use the steps described above and enable the service.

Method No. 2 Disabling Message Signaled Interrupt mode (firmware bug)

Disabling Message Signaled Interrupt may also help resolve this issue, according to claims from users online. StorAHCI.sys is a driver with which a firmware bug can occur, causing high disk load.

• Click Win+R.
• Enter devmgmt.msc and press Enter.
• Double-click on “IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers.”
• Double click on "Standard" SATA controller AHCI".
• Go to the "Driver" tab.
• Click on "Details".
• If the driver name matches StorAHCI.sys, then the so-called “driver out of the box” works for you and you need to make a couple of changes in the Registry Key.
• Go to the "Details" tab of the "Standard SATA AHCI Controller" properties window.
• Click the Property drop-down menu and select Device Instance Path. Write down the knowledge shown somewhere or simply leave the window open.
• Click Win+R.
• Enter regedit.exe and press Enter.
• As soon as the Editor window opens in front of you Windows Registry, go to the path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE→System→CurrentControlSet→Enum→PCI→“Path to device instance”→Device Parameters→Interrupt Management→MessageSignaledInterruptProperties.
• Click LMB twice on the key MSISUpported on the right side of the window.
• Change the value of this key from 1 to 0.
• Click "OK".

Restart your computer and your problem should now be resolved. If you see several controllers in the Task Manager, then repeat all the steps above for each of them.

Method #3 “Use tooltips to speed up page loading” feature in Google Chrome

Sometimes, the problem with 100% disk utilization may occur due to Google browser Chrome and its "Use tooltips to make pages load faster" feature. Users complained that this function was quite resource-hungry. So disabling this feature in Google Chrome can help relieve stress from your drive.

Follow these steps to disable the "Use tooltips to load pages faster" feature in Google Chrome:

• Open Google Chrome.
• Click on the “ ” icon in the upper right corner of the browser window.
• Select Settings.
• Go to the very bottom of the settings and click on the “Advanced” button.
• Find the option "Use tooltips to speed up page loading" in additional settings and uncheck it. The function will be located in the “Privacy and Security” column.

Now close Google Chrome and check your disk usage percentage in Task Manager. It is possible that this particular function was at the forefront of the problem that arose.

Method #4 Disabling Skype

A huge number of users were able to fix the high load on their disk by simply turning off Skype. There are some programs, such as Google Chrome or Skype, that can at times use all of your disk resources (especially Chrome). So disabling some features or the entire program may help solve the problem. If not, you can enable them again.

• Click Win+R.
• Write in line C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Phone\ and press Enter.
• Right-click on the executive Skype file and go to Properties.
• Go to the “Security” tab, and then click on the “Change...” button.
• Select "ALL APPLICATION PACKAGES" in the "Groups or Users" section.
• Check the box next to the “Record” option in the “Permissions for the “ALL APPLICATION PACKAGES” group” section.
• Click on “Apply” and “OK”.

Go to the Task Manager again to check the problem with the disk being 100% loaded. You can also try turning off Skype altogether and see if the voltage drains from the drive.

Method #5 Uninstalling Flash updates

Next possible reason Updates for Flash could cause a huge load on the disk. This is being decided simple removal these Flash updates from the Windows Update History.

The thing is that it's loaded and installed update could contain a bug that causes excessive disk load. Also keep in mind that Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome also come with Flash plugin. So, even if you didn't install Flash yourself, it may already be installed through Windows Update.

Use the following steps to remove Adobe updates Flash:

• Press Win on your keyboard.
• Select Settings from the Start menu.
• Select Update & Security.
• Select Update History.
• Click on "Uninstall updates".
• Find Adobe Flash Player and click “Delete”.
• Follow additional on-screen instructions.

Restart your computer once the updates are removed. Check if the 100% disk utilization issue has been fixed.

Note: Do not try to completely remove Flash using uninstallers available on the manufacturer's official website. Complete removal Flash may very well cause serious problems in the system.

Method #6 Unlinking OneDrive

It looks like the problem may also be coming from OneDrive, based on claims from users online. Great amount Windows users complain that when working with OneDrive, high disk usage may occur. Unlinking from OneDrive may solve this problem.

To disconnect from OneDrive, use the steps below:

• Right-click on the OneDrive tray (bottom right corner).
• Select Options".
• Go to the "Account" tab.
• Click on the "Unlink OneDrive" link.
• Click on the “Unlink” button account».

Now restart your computer and check for the problem.

You can also completely remove Microsoft OneDrive using the Programs and Features functionality located in the Control Panel.

Method #7 Disable Windows notifications

Disabling Windows notifications was able to solve the problem with 100% disk usage for many users on the network (as, indeed, all the methods in this article). To disable Windows notifications, use these instructions:

• Click the button Win on keyboard.
• Select Settings.
• Click on "System".
• Go to the "Notifications and Actions" tab.
• Turn off all notifications under the Notifications section.

Wait a few seconds and then head to Task Manager to check your disk usage again. Well, is the disk still in a 100% loaded state? Ok, let's move on.

Method No. 8 Reviews and diagnostics

Setting up Feedback and Diagnostics options is a pretty good way to reduce the load on your disk. Typically, your Reviews and Diagnostics are set to either Basic Details or Full Details. Changing the setting to Basic settings may reduce disk usage. To do this, do the following:

• Click Win+I.
• Click "Privacy".
• Go to the “Reviews and Diagnostics” tab. Click the "Send device information to Microsoft" drop-down menu and select the "Basic information" option.

Check the load on your disk. The actions taken should have reduced the load at least a little.

Method No9 Cancel Windows Performance Recorder(WPR)

Windows Performance Recorder Windows performance), as its name suggests, is a tool that is used to record and report your performance directly to Microsoft. It is located in the %SystemRoot%\System32 directory and is pre-installed software. Unregistering Windows performance can help you knock 100% of the disk load off. To do this, do the following:

• Click Win.
• Enter in search bar"Command line".
• Right-click on the search result and select “Run as Administrator.”
• Enter WPR –cancel and press Enter.

Well, this should have helped. However, know that this action will have to be repeated every time the system is rebooted.

Method #10 Disabling the Connected User Experiences and Telemetry service

Disabling a service Connected User Experiences and Telemetry can also help you solve this problem.

• Click ALT+CTRL+Delete and select Task Manager.
• Go to the "Services" tab.
• Find the "DiagTrack" service.
• Right-click on it and select “Stop”.
• Then right-click on it again and select “Open Services”.
• Find “Diagnostic Policy Service” in the service lists and double-click on it.
• Click the Startup Type drop-down menu and select Disabled.
• Go to the "Recovery" tab.
• Click the First Failure drop-down menu and select “Take no action.”
• Repeat the same for the Second and Subsequent failures.
• Click on “Apply” and “OK”.

This action is permanent, so you don't have to repeat it every time you restart your computer.

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Switching to a new OS gives you pleasant opportunities, but one of the widespread problems is that in Windows 10 HDD sometimes loaded to 100%. Users are sounding the alarm and don’t know what to do. Let's look at the causes and methods to eliminate them.

Looking for reasons

The OS is clean and free of viruses, but for some reason in the task manager the hard drive is loaded at 100%. Let's sort the processes in descending order in the "Disk" column; if this is not a newly installed program, then let's go look for answers in the Windows processes themselves.

As a result of executing the command, the service will be temporarily suspended and, accordingly, the process will go into a loop - this may be a solution when the disk is loaded to 100 percent in Windows 10. But to prevent repetition, you can disable indexing in the services - if this is not critical for you, this will obviously slow down the search for files and folders. You can disable it by going to “Control Panel” → “Administration” → “Services” → find “Windows Search” → first click “Stop” → in the startup type select “Disabled” → OK. text_7/screenshot_4 and 5

• If the situation has not changed, move on. Perhaps the virus is affecting processes and this may be the answer to the question “Why is the disk loaded at 100% in Windows 10?” Conduct an in-depth analysis of yours and additionally use the Dr.WebCureIT utility - it downloads quickly, does not require installation and is free.
• The next reason may be the antivirus itself. Observe, a deep scheduled disk scan is probably underway, but if this happens constantly, select other software to protect your PC.
• A fairly common reason is a broken disk, so the tools operating system tries to check and slows down all other processes. Have you ever had a black screen before loading the OS? If yes, then this check disk (abbreviated as chkdsk) built into Windows 10 checks file system your his hard drive for errors, as a result of which it is constantly loaded at 100 percent. Of course, you can disable it, but maybe it’s worth looking into the root cause and only then removing it from the task scheduler.

How else can I remove disk loading to 100% in Windows 10?

• You need drivers! Many people began to install the OS themselves, but as for the drivers, users consider it sufficient to install it for sound, video, webcam, etc., but they don’t install the really necessary drivers, apparently they don’t like the file names or they don’t understand them. This happens with drivers for the motherboard chipset and with ACHI and Storage Tool. The answer is simple, install them - go to the manufacturer’s website and download for free.
• Defragmentation will help if the disk is 99 percent loaded in Windows 10! How long have you not optimized your drives? If you can’t even remember, go ahead! Endless copying, deleting, downloading lead to complete chaos of clusters, and when accessing file hard rushing around in search.
• Are you using cloud services data storage? If yes, then the “Synchronization” checkbox is probably ticked. Notice how much information is leaked at this moment. If at this moment the disk is 100 percent loaded, then the answer to the question of what to do is obvious! Disable automatic download and use manual mode - set it at night or when you are not at home.
• Another tip on how to reduce heavy workload Windows disk 10. Torrents are our everything! Yes? You not only download, you also distribute, use the program when you are not at the computer and leave not 10 downloads running, but 2-3, depending on the configuration of your PC.

What to do if the hard drive is 100 percent loaded?

Perhaps updates give such a load. Again, if the screw is not in the best condition, the processor is weak - you can spend hours on this. Let's see how many hidden and unnecessary updates there are and how to disable them. “Settings” → “Update & Security” → “Center” windows control» → “Advanced settings” → uncheck “When Windows update provide updates for other Microsoft products."

Next, go to the “App Store” → select your account and “Settings” → in application updates, switch to “Off.”

They began to notice that when starting windows 10 loading your disk at 100 percent busy with something? The reason may be unwanted files in startup - go there: ++ → “More details” (may not be, depending on the settings) → “StartUp” carefully study the contents. TO ak? To remove unwanted applications without harming the OS, use software designed for this, for example: “CCleaner”, “AutoRuns”, “Ashampoo WinOptimizer Free”, etc.

On your Windows 10 laptop, the disk is loading at 100% and you don't know why? The reason may be the Superfetch service and system process Svchost, the task of optimizing work. The principle is as follows: the most frequently used programs and applications are analyzed and begin loading into system memory in advance in order to. Quite a few resources are required, which is why the load occurs. You can disable it in “Services” → “Superfetch” → in properties select “Stop” → and in startup type “Disable” → OK.

If the disk is 100% loaded in the system process, then perhaps there are not enough rights and they need to be added, the relationship with the rights “ntoskrnl” - the OS kernel, has been proven by its action. So, “Task Manager” → “Processes” → right-click on “System” → “Open file location” → right-click “ntoskrnl.exe” → “Properties” → “Security” tab → “Advanced” → “All application packages” and you need to tick all the boxes.

We have reviewed different reasons, according to which your PC is loaded to 100%. You can read how to find out « » . Perhaps one tool will help, or maybe you need to carry out a set of optimization works. In any case, do not forget that the system must be maintained in proper condition. Modern software provides choice, given that most are freely available and have a free license.