{"id":58412,"date":"2020-03-25T07:53:48","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T07:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/?p=58412"},"modified":"2020-06-29T10:32:51","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T10:32:51","slug":"fixed-task-manager-shows-100-disk-usage-on-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/fixed-task-manager-shows-100-disk-usage-on-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Fixed-Task Manager Shows 100 Disk Usage on Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you get to know that Task Manager shows 100 disk usage on Windows 10, what will you do to solve this 100% disk usage issue? You will get the tutorial here: <strong>how to fix 100% disk usage on Task Manager Windows 10<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#solution1\">Solution 1: Perform a Simple Restart<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#solution2\">Solution 2: Run a Scan for Virus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#solution3\">Solution 3: Update Windows 10 to Newest Version<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#solution4\">Solution 4: Turn Off Superfetch Service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#solution5\">Solution 5: Clean up Your Computer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#solution6\">Solution 6: Execute a Disk Check<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#solution7\">Solution 7: Replace Your Hard Disk with a Larger One<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"420\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-58414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fixed-task-manager-shows-100-disk-usage-on-windows-10.png\" alt=\"fixed Task Manager shows 100 disk usage on Windows 10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fixed-task-manager-shows-100-disk-usage-on-windows-10.png 680w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fixed-task-manager-shows-100-disk-usage-on-windows-10-300x185.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"solution1\">Solution 1: Perform a Simple Restart<\/h2>\n<p>Sometimes, the simple restart can help to solve computer issues when the computer screen stuck or mouse cannot move. When it comes to 100% disk usage problem, you can also restart the Windows 10 computer\/laptop to check whether it works or not. If not, go ahead to read other solutions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"264\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-58415\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/perform-a-simple-restart-on-windows-10.png\" alt=\"restart Windows 10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/perform-a-simple-restart-on-windows-10.png 586w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/perform-a-simple-restart-on-windows-10-300x135.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"solution2\">Solution 2: Run a Scan for Virus<\/h2>\n<p>In general, when there is a virus on your computer, your system will run into a variety of situations, such as 100% disk usage and Windows OS running extremely slow. At this time, it is necessary to do an overall scan for your Windows 10. You can use the build-in software Windows Defender or the paid utility, such as Bitdefender, to scan the entire hard drive and check whether there is a virus attacking. Be patient\u00a0and you will get the result in the end.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"459\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-58416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/scan-virus-using-windows-defender.png\" alt=\"scan virus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/scan-virus-using-windows-defender.png 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/scan-virus-using-windows-defender-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"solution3\">Solution 3: Update Windows 10 to Newest Version<\/h2>\n<p>Microsoft makes its great efforts to improve the Windows performance so that it updates the Windows system from time to time. The newest update may help solve the high disk usage issue. You can update the Windows 10 to the\u00a0latest version manually: click the Start Windows icon and then click <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Update &amp; Security<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Windows update<\/strong>; after that, if there is a new update available, you can install it and restart the computer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"376\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-58417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/update-windows-10.png\" alt=\"update Windows 10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/update-windows-10.png 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/update-windows-10-300x174.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"solution4\">Solution 4: Turn Off Superfetch Service<\/h2>\n<p>Superfetch helps to maintain and improve system performance over time. Also, it plays an important role in decreasing Windows boot time. But it sometimes will cause the high disk usage in Windows 10.\u00a0 You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-disable-superfetch-in-windows-10-8-7\/\">disable Superfetch service<\/a> to fix Task Manager 100% disk usage error.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Press <strong>Windows\u00a0<\/strong> + <strong>R<\/strong> and get the Run box. Then you can enter \u201c<strong>services.msc<\/strong>\u201d\u00a0 in the box and press <strong>Enter<\/strong> key on the keyboard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> In the Services interface, find Superfetch service and right-click to select <strong>Properties<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"412\" class=\"size-full wp-image-58418 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/right-click-superfetch-service.png\" alt=\"get Superfetch properties\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/right-click-superfetch-service.png 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/right-click-superfetch-service-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Change the Startup type to<strong> Disable<\/strong> and click the <strong>Stop<\/strong> button. Then in no time, the Superfetch service is turned off.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-58419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stop-superfetch-service.png\" alt=\"stop Superfetch service\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stop-superfetch-service.png 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stop-superfetch-service-300x192.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"solution5\">Solution 5: Clean up Your Computer<\/h2>\n<p>Why not clear up the computer junk files and invalid registry entries? \u00a0It is a fast way to reduce disk usage. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/system-genius\/\">iSunshare System Genius<\/a> provides you with the Clean All feature, which can help you to free up space within a few clicks. You can free download to get more usable disk space now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step1:<\/strong> Launch iSunshare System Genius and click \u201c<strong>Scan<\/strong>\u201d to run an overall scan for your Windows 10 computer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"451\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-58420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/run-a-overall-scan-of-junk-files-in-windows-10.png\" alt=\"scan junk files in Windows 10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/run-a-overall-scan-of-junk-files-in-windows-10.png 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/run-a-overall-scan-of-junk-files-in-windows-10-300x208.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Click \u201c<strong>Clean<\/strong>\u201d and this software will delete all detected junk files and registry.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"451\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-58421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clean-detected-junk-files.png\" alt=\"clean detected junk files\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clean-detected-junk-files.png 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clean-detected-junk-files-300x208.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> The cleaning process ends and you get more space on disk successfully.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"449\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-58422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clean-all-completed.png\" alt=\"clean all completed\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clean-all-completed.png 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clean-all-completed-300x207.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"solution6\">Solution 6: Execute a Disk Check<\/h2>\n<p>It is necessary for you to do a disk check to find out whether there is an error on your hard drive, which will lead to the 100% disk usage. You can use command lines to conduct this process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-10\/2-ways-to-run-command-prompt-as-administrator-in-win-10.html\">Run command prompt as administrator<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Enter the command: <strong>chkdsk.exe \/f \/r<\/strong> and press <strong>Enter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> If the volume is not in use, it will check your system immediately. But if you get the screen like the below one, you can type <strong>Y<\/strong> to confirm the next time check when the system starts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"330\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-58423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/do-a-disk-check-with-chkdsk.png\" alt=\"use chkdsk to check disk error\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/do-a-disk-check-with-chkdsk.png 634w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/do-a-disk-check-with-chkdsk-300x156.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Attention:<\/strong> When you start the Windows 10 next time, the boot time will be longer as it needs time to do the disk check. Or if you are afraid of forgetting this disk check, you can close the applications and restart the computer now.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"solution7\">Solution 7: Replace Your Hard Disk with a Larger One<\/h2>\n<p>If you always get 100% disk usage error and the above solutions cannot settle the issue obviously, you can consider upgrading the hard drive. But before you make this decision, it is better for you to consult the professional friends for the hard drive issue. Although you will not lose any data, it is still a large project for the beginners.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/clonego\/\">iSunshare CloneGo<\/a> can help to replace the hard drive with a new one without reinstalling Windows 10, even all data in the original hard disk can be moved to the new one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:\u00a0<\/strong>Get this software on your Windows 10 computer. Also, connect the alternative hard disk to the computer.\u00a0 You need to initialize the new hard disk immediately and add one volume to the new HDD\/SSD.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Run iSunshare CloneGo and select <strong>Disk Clone<\/strong> option. Then you can select the source disk (Your computer original disk) and target disk \u2013 the larger new HDD\/SSD.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"468\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76943 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/select-source-disk-and-target-disk.png\" alt=\"select source disk and target disk \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/select-source-disk-and-target-disk.png 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/select-source-disk-and-target-disk-300x216.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Click the <strong>Start<\/strong> button and the program warns it will wipe all data on the target partition. If this is the new hard disk, you can click the <strong>Yes<\/strong> button to go ahead.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"467\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76944 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/click-start-to-copy-hard-disk.png\" alt=\"click Start to copy hard disk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/click-start-to-copy-hard-disk.png 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/click-start-to-copy-hard-disk-300x216.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong>\u00a0 When you get the successfully prompt, you can click OK. \u00a0Then, the disk cloning is finished and you can replace the old hard drive with the new one without reinstalling Windows.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"466\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76946 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clone-whole-disk-successfully.png\" alt=\"clone whole disk successfully\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clone-whole-disk-successfully.png 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clone-whole-disk-successfully-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final Words: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can adopt one or more solutions above to get the 100% disk usage error in Task Manager solved. Also, you should not do these operations when you get into 100% disk usage trouble:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Turn off Window Defender or anti-virus software<\/li>\n<li>Change the Page File Values<\/li>\n<li>Disable Windows Search Services<\/li>\n<li>Stop the BIT Services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Related Articles: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-10\/5-ways-to-fix-cpu-usage-100-percent-windows-10.html\">How to Fix CPU Usage 100% on Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-10\/adjust-disk-space-usage-for-system-protection-in-windows-10.html\">How to Adjust Disk Space Usage for System Protection in Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-10\/how-to-check-what-is-taking-space-on-hard-drive-windows-10.html\">Tutorial-Check What is Taking Space on My Hard Drive in Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/solved-you-are-running-out-of-disk-space-on-windows-computer\/\">Solved\u2014You Are Running Out of Disk Space on Local Disk C Windows Computer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you get to know that Task Manager shows 100 disk usage on Windows 10, what will you&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":58414,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[214,156],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-computer","category-windows-10"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58412"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76948,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58412\/revisions\/76948"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}