100% Disk Usage

[GhettoDetonator]

Hi, my brothers laptop barely works as a result of the disk being at 100% usage. Everything takes forever even as soon as your logged in. Do you think this is a dead drive or some kind of virus/malware?

It is a hp pavilion laptop

Windows 8.1

Thanks

[C0LL0SS0S]

looks like a virus to me have you tried any anti virus software ?

[GhettoDetonator]

looks like a virus to me have you tried any anti virus software ?

I have been trying but it's frustratingly slow and i'm yet to be able to open any anti virus software.

[Tedster]

If it has an SSD, then the SSD could be dying.

[GhettoDetonator]

If it has an SSD, then the SSD could be dying.

I believe its just a hdd could it be the hdd dying

[Tedster]

I believe its just a hdd could it be the hdd dying

Are there clicking noises coming from the laptop?

 

If so, then the HDD's probably dying.

[Bonesy]

I don't think either actually...Windows 8.1 has some known ehhhermm *issues* with background tasks running crazy. If there is a way you can find out what process/service is causing the issue, we can help you resolve it.

 

If you can take a screenshot from 2 locations, it would be very helpful

A)Task Manager - Disk

B)Resource Monitor - Disk (you can view resource monitor by clicking it in task manager window)

[GhettoDetonator]

Are there clicking noises coming from the laptop?

 

If so, then the HDD's probably dying.

I can't hear any noise, i'm guessing this is a good sign

[GhettoDetonator]

I don't think either actually...Windows 8.1 has some known ehhhermm *issues* with background tasks running crazy. If there is a way you can find out what process/service is causing the issue, we can help you resolve it.

 

If you can take a screenshot from 2 locations, it would be very helpful

A)Task Manager - Disk

B)Resource Monitor - Disk (you can view resource monitor by clicking it in task manager window)

okay i'm gonna try get these but it's quite unbearably slow

[GhettoDetonator]

I don't think either actually...Windows 8.1 has some known ehhhermm *issues* with background tasks running crazy. If there is a way you can find out what process/service is causing the issue, we can help you resolve it.

 

If you can take a screenshot from 2 locations, it would be very helpful

A)Task Manager - Disk

B)Resource Monitor - Disk (you can view resource monitor by clicking it in task manager window)

Taskmanger wont respond do you have any ideas what to do now?

[Mo5]

Sometimes this is connected to superfetch... Try temporarily disabling it and see if it helps. Also check the SMART status of the drive.

[Bonesy]

Open an elevated command prompt,type the following:

net.exe stop superfetch

net.exe stop "windows search"   (with the quotes)

 

BITS is also a likely culprit - you can stop this by searching in your charm menu for "view local services"  You should see a service called "Background Intelligent Transfer Service" - Stop it, and then reboot your computer

[GhettoDetonator]

Sometimes this is connected to superfetch... Try temporarily disabling it and see if it helps. Also check the SMART status of the drive.

 

 

Open an elevated command prompt,type the following:

net.exe stop superfetch

net.exe stop "windows search"   (with the quotes)

 

BITS is also a likely culprit - you can stop this by searching in your charm menu for "view local services"  You should see a service called "Background Intelligent Transfer Service" - Stop it, and then reboot your computer

 

So guys, i've been trying to execute your methods however due to the most basic windows things not responding (even ctrl + alt + del) i have not been able to, so know i'm lost at what to do, what do you suggest? I can try and search yet it fails to work and i try opening applications and it just completely stops and i have to force restart

[Bonesy]

If you are unable to accomplish even a basic task, you really have no choice but to refresh PC from a windows USB drive. Also, as someone mentioned earlier, you need to check your S.M.A.R.T status to see if you have hardware failure or not.

 

Via the command prompt(from USB disk or Windows)

 

wmic diskdrive get status