There are several things that might be involved with high disk usage. An anti-virus scan, is of course one.
I see the same thing on my system. If I want to know what is happening, I will open Task Manager or the Resource Monitor to see. Since you do not state which OS you are using, it is harder to make judgements. If the usage stops when you actually use the system it is something running in the background.
You may be surprised as to the number of folks posting with performance problems which also use Chrome..
I have uninstalled AVG and disabled windows Defender. Hasn't worked. Just to confirm if i leave the system alone for a few minutes, the disk usage will go down to 0-5%. Then i open something like google chrome or file explorer and it will bounce back up to around 50%.
You can disable some of the unnecessary Apps running in the background and see if that will make a difference. Please type Setting into search box, click 'Privacy', stroll down to bottom of page, and then Background Apps.
Yes, I know. I have over 10 computers at my house along and all of them sometime will have 100% Disk at Startup. Please, keep in mind, you have a lot of stuff running in background such as Chrome add-ons, Apps, Dell software, window updates, list goes on and on. Now, when you see Disk100% again, use the Processes tab in Task Manager to identify which programs are consuming more disk usage in real time.
Thanks. I've done both though and still no difference. Just to clarify, the high disk use is at the start and also when i start opening up programs. I'm convinced it's faulty.
The Disk running at 100% for a few minutes is very normal for computers. You can check and disable some of the programs either in Startup(Task Manager) or in CCleaner if you choose to do so. By the way, please turn on one of those Anti- virus software before you get a nasty malware or trojan virus on the system. I suggest disabling Anti-virus software just in the Startup.
To get into Task Manager: Type Task Manager onto [Cortana] search box, and then click Startup....
That's the problem...it says 100% disk usage in task manager but the program consuming the most MB/s is very small, almost 0.5 MB/s. Why does my new laptop do this yet my much older Desktop computer has no such problem?
If you haven't done so yet, please disable some of Apps running in the background. If that doesn't work, I'd suggest downloading the free version of Malwarebytes and then run it. Hopefully there isn't a nasty malware that causing the problem at startup.
If the problem still occurred, I suggest you run 'Guide Me' option in your Dell Product Support page. It will automatically detect drivers updates for your system. Please follow instructions to run Guide Me option in the link below.
When you use Task Manager you need to click on the Disk column to sort highest usage first.
If Task Manger is not doing a good enough job, open the Resource Monitor from Task Manager or type resmon.exe in a run box.
Use the overall or Disk tab. Click the top of the column again and when you see something with a lot of activity, go to the left and check the box to filter for just that one process.
You could also check how much memory you have available. If virtual memory is being used due to a shortage of physical memory, the disk activity could be related to that.
I suppose I should mention another possibility, although only a remote possibility. If the system is having problems communicating with the drive it might cause the need to rewrite or re-read the data.
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The only thing I can suggest is AVG is causing HD to spike. I use Malwarebytes and it has very little or no impact on disk usage.
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There are several things that might be involved with high disk usage. An anti-virus scan, is of course one.
I see the same thing on my system. If I want to know what is happening, I will open Task Manager or the Resource Monitor to see. Since you do not state which OS you are using, it is harder to make judgements. If the usage stops when you actually use the system it is something running in the background.
You may be surprised as to the number of folks posting with performance problems which also use Chrome..
sgr278
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March 24th, 2017 20:00
I forgot one more thing, disable CCleaner on windows startup as it will be running in the background.
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I have uninstalled AVG and disabled windows Defender. Hasn't worked. Just to confirm if i leave the system alone for a few minutes, the disk usage will go down to 0-5%. Then i open something like google chrome or file explorer and it will bounce back up to around 50%.
Windows 10 by the way.
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March 25th, 2017 11:00
In CCleaner: Go to Tools and then Startup. Please check Browsers Plugins as well.
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One more thing....
You can disable some of the unnecessary Apps running in the background and see if that will make a difference. Please type Setting into search box, click 'Privacy', stroll down to bottom of page, and then Background Apps.
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Yes, I know. I have over 10 computers at my house along and all of them sometime will have 100% Disk at Startup. Please, keep in mind, you have a lot of stuff running in background such as Chrome add-ons, Apps, Dell software, window updates, list goes on and on. Now, when you see Disk100% again, use the Processes tab in Task Manager to identify which programs are consuming more disk usage in real time.
KJT123
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Thanks. I've done both though and still no difference. Just to clarify, the high disk use is at the start and also when i start opening up programs. I'm convinced it's faulty.
LSUFAN51
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March 25th, 2017 11:00
The Disk running at 100% for a few minutes is very normal for computers. You can check and disable some of the programs either in Startup(Task Manager) or in CCleaner if you choose to do so. By the way, please turn on one of those Anti- virus software before you get a nasty malware or trojan virus on the system. I suggest disabling Anti-virus software just in the Startup.
To get into Task Manager: Type Task Manager onto [Cortana] search box, and then click Startup....
KJT123
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March 25th, 2017 11:00
That's the problem...it says 100% disk usage in task manager but the program consuming the most MB/s is very small, almost 0.5 MB/s. Why does my new laptop do this yet my much older Desktop computer has no such problem?
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March 25th, 2017 12:00
Lastly,
Please watch the Dell video below, hopefully it will be a help to you.
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If you haven't done so yet, please disable some of Apps running in the background. If that doesn't work, I'd suggest downloading the free version of Malwarebytes and then run it. Hopefully there isn't a nasty malware that causing the problem at startup.
Malwarebytes | Free Cyber Security & Anti-Malware Software
If the problem still occurred, I suggest you run 'Guide Me' option in your Dell Product Support page. It will automatically detect drivers updates for your system. Please follow instructions to run Guide Me option in the link below.
How to Find Drivers and Update Them (Official Dell Tech ...
Saltgrass
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March 25th, 2017 14:00
When you use Task Manager you need to click on the Disk column to sort highest usage first.
If Task Manger is not doing a good enough job, open the Resource Monitor from Task Manager or type resmon.exe in a run box.
Use the overall or Disk tab. Click the top of the column again and when you see something with a lot of activity, go to the left and check the box to filter for just that one process.
You could also check how much memory you have available. If virtual memory is being used due to a shortage of physical memory, the disk activity could be related to that.
I suppose I should mention another possibility, although only a remote possibility. If the system is having problems communicating with the drive it might cause the need to rewrite or re-read the data.