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26 votes
5 answers
115k views

my windows 10 pc got really slow although CPU and memory usage is fine. what else can I do?

since two weeks my windows 10 pc got really slow, and I have no idea why. I can still do everything, but everything takes much longer to a degree that I'm struggling to get my school work done. ...
Manuel's user avatar
  • 397
10 votes
7 answers
176k views

Hard disk suddenly is extremely slow

Edit: New discovery! It seems there is something about idling that's getting to it. If I load a program immediately as after the OS is finished loading the speed is perfect and phenomenal, but if I ...
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8 votes
2 answers
5k views

Load Dialog disk access slowdown on Windows 10

TL;DR my hard drive combination is causing load dialogs to take ~6 seconds to load, which is also confirmed via code, and I can't find any relief. I had Windows 7 for a long time, ignoring 8 entirely....
ketura's user avatar
  • 260
1 vote
2 answers
124 views

Performance Issues With HDD C Drive

I have been experiencing performance drains problems with my HDD that is running windows. When my disk usage is high for that particular drive, most apps stop responding and my cursor will freeze. ...
Lucas's user avatar
  • 65
1 vote
4 answers
9k views

Windows 10 - Task Manager Says Disk Is At 100% Usage

OS: Windows 10 (Pre-Installed) RAM: 8GB Storage: 500GB free Processor: i5 Disk Type: Hard Drive I have had Windows 10 for over a year now and it has been fine (a part from corruption about 6 ...
Woafer's user avatar
  • 11