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What is consuming my disk?

I have a Win8 64bit Dell XPS One computer that continuously has trouble operating because the disk I/O is at >99%! I need a way to find out what is causing this. The Task Manager is no help because ...
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Windows 8 System.exe writes to HDD like crazy

I have checked Application event logs and found that every second about 20 entries for MSSQL Server were recorded. Removed the server and all its components and the problem is gone... Thanks everyone ...
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Windows 8 extremely high disk usage and slow IO

Problem After upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 8 Professional, there seem to be a few disturbing problems. When I have the Task Manager open, I sometimes notice the disk usage climbing to 50, 75,...
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Windows 8 External Hard Drive Enclosure Uselessly Slow

I have just upgraded my operating system to Windows 8, and am trying to use my external hard drive enclosure. However, when I try to use it, it is uselessly slow. Often times Windows explorer will ...
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What is the purpose of frequent I/O operations on "/Device/Mup" on windows?

For example, from Process Monitor app: There is very little web information about it suprisingly; not even about what "\device\mup" is. edit: Further information: Command Line of process involved: ...
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