How to Fix Windows 10 1903 High Disk Usage Problem?

Windows 10 1903 High Disk Usage

Recently, some users complain that the Windows 10 1903 Update has brought some new bugs for users. They complain that the Windows 10 May 2019 Update leads to the high disk usage problem. In particular, the users who are using the SSD complain that the disk usage shows 100% used.

A Windows 10 1903 user has complained about the high disk usage problem on Reddit. He said that he was using the Samsung 970 Pro NVMe SSD. But after updating to the Windows 10 1903, the disk gets stuck at 100% disk usage with 0KB/s read and write, as showing in the following picture.

However, do you know how to fix the 100% disk usage on Windows 10 1903 problem?

How to Fix Windows 10 1903 High Disk Usage Problem?

If you encountered the problem Windows 10 1903 high disk usage, you can take advantage of the following situations to solve the problem.

1. Check Virus/Malware Infection

In order to solve the problem Windows 10 100 disk usage 2019, you can try to check whether there is virus or malware software on your computer, resulting in the high disk usage problem and computer stuck issue.

2. Disable Superfetch

In order to solve the issue Windows 10 disk usage 2019, you can also try to disable Superfetch which is one of the services of your computer.

3. Disable Prefetch

Thirdly, you can try to disable the Prefetch on the Registry Editor to solve the Windows 10 1903 high disk usage problem.

You can open the Registry Editor window and find out the Prefetch key, and then change its value data to 0 to disable it.

4. Run Disk Cleanup

If your computer has been used for a long time, there is no doubt that a lot of files and programs will be stored on your hard drive or the computer.

Thus, if you encounter the 100% disk usage on Windows 10 1903, you can try to check whether there are a lot of files on your computer. Thus, you can try to run disk cleanup and then delete the unnecessary files.

5. Disable Problematic Programs

If the issue Windows 10 1903 high disk usage occurred after you have newly installed a program, you can try to disable the newly installed and problematic programs, and then check whether the issue 100% disk usage on Windows 10 1903 is solved.

6. Run System File Checker

As is well known, the corrupted system files may also lead to the Windows 10 1903 high disk usage issue. Thus, you can try to run System File Checker to check the corrupted system files and fix them.

7. Disable Windows Update Service

Some users say that the Windows Update Service can also give rise to the issue Windows 10 1903 high disk usage. So in order to solve the problem, you can try to disable Windows Update service and try to check later whether the problem is solved.

8. Reinstall the Windows 10

If none of the above solutions is effective, you need to reinstall Windows 10. But before reinstalling the operating system, you need to back up all important files so as to avoid data loss.

In addition, if you encounter the issue high CPU or high disk, you can refer to the service host local system high disk Windows 10 to find the solution.

Final Words

In this post, we have demonstrated a problem that the Windows 10 1903 Update gives rise to a high disk usage problem on SSD. And we also have listed some solutions to the Windows 10 100 disk usage 2019 problem.