If your Task Manager reveals something obvious, find the cure below. If you see any of the following items causing high disk usage in Task Manager, click on the link to jump down directly to the solution:. Windows system Update Windows Your antivirus software Reinstall or update your antivirus software. A ton of apps running at the same time Close background applications.
OneDrive, Dropbox, or another backup tool Reset or reinstall synchronization tools. Windows Search index Rebuild the Windows Search index. If Task Manager doesn't provide a clear answer, try these other solutions to reduce your disk usage:. With Task Manager identifying the processes causing high disk usage, the solution may be straightforward. Microsoft frequently releases Windows 10 updates that fix bugs and plug security holes.
To update Windows 10, open the Start menu and click Settings. From there, select Updates and Security and initiate the update. Once your PC finishes and restarts, the problem should be fixed. Windows replaces tens of thousands of files when updating, so everything else will slow down during the update process. In some cases, Windows may even become unresponsive. Windows updates usually download in the background and install automatically. If your disk usage spikes all of a sudden, Windows may have begun the update process.
Wait until Windows finishes the installation, and your disk usage should come back down. Superfetch, or Service Host Superfetch, is a Windows feature introduced in Vista that analyzes your usage patterns, such as when you launch certain applications and how often. Superfetch then preloads data from those programs into your memory.
In most cases, this works quite well, especially on older hard disks. Some users complain that Superfetch causes constant hard disk usage. To disable Superfetch , press the Windows and R keys at the same time. Type in services.
Hit OK. Scroll down until you see SysMain. Under Startup type , click Disabled and hit OK. Reboot your system and see if performance improves. If not, turn Superfetch back on by completing the same steps — at the end, just select Automatic instead. Is Task Manager showing you an unknown program with super-high disk usage? It might be a virus, spyware , or other malware.
Follow our guide to get rid of viruses and malware immediately. To prevent malware infections, learn about the most dangerous current online threats and read our list of the best security and privacy tips. Get it for Android , iOS , Mac. Get it for Mac , iOS , Android. Get it for Android , Mac , iOS. Get it for iOS , Mac , Android. High disk usage can also be caused by antivirus software — during a background scan, or if the tool malfunctions and gets stuck.
If so, do not stop it. Your antivirus may be dealing with a nasty piece of malware. If the scan seems frozen, reboot your system and let it sit for a while until the antivirus stops. Manually pausing the background apps is only a short-term solution, as many will restart upon bootup or run quietly in the background.
When you need to use an app, AVG will reactivate it immediately. How to tell Microsoft Edge to let you download a file it's blocking You can override SmartScreen and its protections. Matt Elliott. Disable SmartScreen in Edge You can disable SmartScreen in the Windows Defender Security Center app in total or just for Edge, but for the latter it's faster to do so right within Edge itself, particularly if you are already using Edge.
Windows Defender setting In Windows Defender, you can also change Edge's SmartScreen to merely warn you when you are about to download a file it deems suspicious instead of it outright blocking it. Discuss: How to tell Microsoft Edge to let you download a file it's blocking. Active 4 years, 4 months ago. Viewed 2k times. The client computers are running a mix of Windows 7 and 8.
Is there any of you who would have any ideas of how to achieve this? Improve this question. HBruijn Rickard Rickard 7 7 bronze badges. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer.
HBruijn HBruijn Regarding IUP, we already got one, the problem is that some users seem not to care or understand we are working with mentally ill people, so we can not expect everyone to follow the rules. However, we can not ignore the problems either. Disabling their account is n ot an option either, even though I wish we could, that would mean problems for the organization and what we are doing.
So we need to find a way to allow usage, but prevent certain downloads. The IUP is the framework with the restrictions in which you can operate and do your content filtering, good that one is already in place.
File-name extension exclusions are typically trivial, scanning within archive files is also something that for instance anti-virus software already does, so shouldn't be too difficult but support depends on the product, typically only password protected archives are difficult and often those are banned outright.
But get your requirements straight and start doing your homework. I'm sorry, but I don't really like how you are ending your last comment. I know my requirements, and I am not asking for a working solution, but rather asking for directions, as I do not know where to look. You can't do your homework, if you don't know what to work with! With IUP, I take it as you are talking about a simple policy document which the users has to agree and sign.
Now I need something to screen downloaded files with, and my question is not "Help me set it up! Our AV solution can not do this. My last sentence isn't intended as condescending, but more along the lines of the ServerFault policy with regards to product recommendations: I don't know anything about your environment, number of users, IT policies and budget, available skills etc. Only YOU can decide what is the most suitable for your environment.
I'm pretty sure that a proxy is the correct way to prevent downloads but the exact capabilities differ from product to product. Benjamins comment directs you to a common OpenSource proxy, but there are a number of commercial products as well.
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