100% Disk Usage on Windows 10 SSD | Diagnosing 100% Disk Usage on Windows 10 SSD

There goes a saying for computers, nothing is good if it is 100 percent used. Just like 100 CPU usage, 100 disk usage on windows 10 is a major problem for most low-end computers. It has become more common for windows 10 users these days.

Some obvious signs of this problem are your computer becomes laggy and its performance falls. Even booting time, mouse cursor movement, keyboard performance, DVD drive performance, etc. fall. Opening an application or shutting down takes a lot of time or they can sometimes become unresponsive entirely.

If you open your task manager you will see that the disk usage is consistently between 95% to 100% for five to ten minutes after you boot your computer and the bar always remains red.

Another common sign of 100 disk usage on windows 10 is loud noise from the cooling fan right after you boot your computer as if your computer is under heavy usage but in reality, you just switched it on, nothing else.

So, yes, it is a major problem among windows 10 users.

What to Do When SSD’s High Disk Usage Slowing Your Windows 10?

Here we are going to demonstrate numerous ways to fix the annoying 100 disk usage on Windows 10 SSD. There may be several causes for this to happen, so it depends on which method will work for you. I recommend trying each one of them and seeing which one works.

If a method does not work then simply undo it and try another method.

1. Disable Windows Search Service

The windows search service is designed to give you quick access to applications, files and folders, and just about most of the things on your windows. These are stored on your computer’s hard drive or SSD.

Windows search service is constantly indexing these files and folders and has to make them readily available for you when searching for them. This ready-on-moment notice type massive responsibility of windows search service can overwhelm your computer read and write capacity.

So disabling it may work for you as there won’t be any service running in the background while consuming your computer’s huge amount of resources. You would still be able to search for things on your computer but it will take a little more time than before now.

You can disable this service temporarily and observe the impact of it on your computer and decide whether or not you want to enable it again.

To disable the windows search service, right-click on the taskbar and then select task manager. It will open up the task manager window.

From the top left side of the window, you will see a tab named services. Go to the services tab. Then at the bottom of the window, you will see open services in blue fonts. Click on open services. A window will pop up. Find out the service Windows Search. Right-click on it and select properties. A property window will appear.

On that window where it says startup type, click on the drop-down menu and select disabled. Then apply and click ok. Now restart your computer and see if the problem has been resolved.

2. Check Your Disk Defragmentation Configuration

Disk defragmentation constantly dates sorts, and store files on your computer’s hard disk drive or SSD. This process can get corrupted by some malware or virus or some other 3^rd party applications. 

So, the associated application or malware now constantly runs in the background with the disk defragmentation process and also slows down the disk defragmentation process. This intern causes 100 disk usages on windows 10.

To tackle this problem, you need to disable scheduled disk defragmentation from the task scheduler on your computer.

Click on the windows icon or press on windows key on your keyboard. Type task scheduler. Or you can just search for a task scheduler. Click on task scheduler from your search result.

A window should pop up. Click on the arrow next to the task scheduler library and expand the folder.

Then expand the Microsoft folder from there. Under the Microsoft folder and then the Windows folder. You will find a lot of folders. Don’t worry, they are sorted by name. Find the folder named Defrag and click on it.

Now you will see a window on the top of that window there is an item named scheduled defrag. Click on it and you will see the actions you can take on the right of the window.

Look for where it says end. It will ask to confirm you. Simply click yes. Then come back to the action tab and click disable so that it does not restart when you restart your computer. Then restart your computer and see if this process has fixed your problem.

If it does not work, go back and undo all the things of this process and restart again, and then try the next process.

3. Update Your Device Drivers

If you notice 100 disk usages on widows 10 right after installing the fresh windows 10 operating system then chances are you need to update your drivers to fix this problem.

Click on the Windows icon from the bottom left corner of your window. Then click on update and security. Then click on check for updates and wait for the updates to download and install.

Once it is done restart your computer and see if the problem is fixed.

However, some third-party drivers may need manual installation. Download them from your computer’s manufacturer’s website by entering your computer’s model number, installing them and then restarting them to see if it has fixed your problem.

Conclusion

100 CPU usage on windows 10 SSD is a common problem for windows 10 users. There may be several things that may be causing this issue on your computer. I recommend trying every single step and seeing if the process fixes your computer. If it does then congratulations! If it doesn’t then undo it and try another method. I hope the steps in this article solve your computer issue. Have a good one.