How To Fix 100% Disk Usage In Windows 10 (2019 Update)

Hey your windows 10 task manager shows 100% disk usage then you are at the right place. In this video i’m going to show you complete guide on how to fix 100% disk usage in windows 10.

Ways To Fix 100% Disk Usage In Windows 10

1. Disable Windows Search for Improved Disk Performance
2. Disable ScheduleDefrage
3. Stop the Superfetch Service
4. Run Check Disk with Command Prompt
5. Update Disk Driver
6. Disable Prediction In Google Chrome

Method 1: Disable Windows Search For Improved Disk Performance

• First, open start and search for the command prompt (cmd).
• Run command prompt as administrator by right click on it.
• Type the following command and hit the enter button.

net.exe stop "Windows search"

This will stop windows search from running in the background until windows is restarted next time. To permanently disable windows search simply follow below steps:

• Open the Run by pressing Windows key + R button from keyboard.
• Type services.msc and hit the enter button.
• Find the windows search inside services and double click on it.
• Select Disabled under Startup type and click on OK button.

Method 2: Disable ScheduleDefrage

• Open start, search for task scheduler and open it.
• Go to task scheduler library > Microsoft > Windows > Defrag.
• Select the ScheduledDefrag and tap on end option.
• After that click on the disable option.

Method 3: Stop the Superfetch Service

• First, open start and search for the command prompt (cmd).
• Run command prompt as administrator by right click on it.
• Type the following command and hit the enter button.

net.exe stop superfetch

Method 4: Run Check Disk with Command Prompt

• Open start and search for the command prompt (cmd).
• Run command prompt as administrator by right click on it.
• Type the following command and hit the enter button.

chkdsk.exe /f /r

• After that restart your pc to take effect.

Method 5: Update Disk Driver

• Open start, search for device manager and open it.
• Expand the disk driver option.
• Right click on the available disk device and tap on update driver.
• Select search automatically for updated driver software option.
• Waite for 1-2 minutes to complete the update process.

Method 6: Disable Prediction In Google Chrome

• Open google chrome and go to settings.
• Scroll down and tap on show advanced settings.
• Under the Privacy section, uncheck “Use a prediction service to load pages more quickly”.