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Windows 8.1 100% Disk Usage after reboot
I recently refreshed my PC and newly installed Windows 8.1. After that I noticed the 100% Disk- and Memory-Usage. Then with the following commands I fixed the problem:
SFC /scannow
DISM /Online /...
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How to upgrade Windows 7 Ultimate to Windows 8.1 while keeping data in D and E drives?
I downloaded a Windows 8.1 .iso file and made a virtual drive using Virtual CloneDrive and mounted it. I want to upgrade my Windows 7 Ultimate to Windows 8.1 while keeping the data in D and E ...
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Windows Abnormally High Disk Usage / 100% Disk Usage
I have been experiencing an abnormally high disk usage on Windows 8.1 for a couple of months now that has greatly hindered the speed of my laptop, particularly when a process is retrieving memory from ...
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Scheduled task fires even when hard drives are not idle in Windows 10
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Can I increase the verification time for idle time in Windows 8?
Is streaming a movie from computer A with Computer B enough to keep computer A out of the idle state?
The case
Given the ...
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Windows showing up new unknown (Z:) drive
Recently, a new drive with letter Z showing up which cannot be opened to see what's inside. Here is the picture for better understanding.
How to fix it? Sometimes, restarting system fixes temporarily....
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Got a new hard drive, old one is dying - can Windows tell me when I'm writing or reading from the old one with symlinks?
Bear with me, as this is a little convoluted. I have a 1 tb hard drive that I've been using for over 6 years with most of my, let's just say, 'entertainment' of various sorts being written to and read ...
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Intel Rapid Storage HDD+msata
I have have a laptop with two hard disk's, one is HDD of 320 GB and a msata drive of 32 GB. Now I have Windows 10 installed directly in msata, and I want to swap for windows 8.1.
The situation is ...
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How do I get Windows 8.1 to enable Recycle Bin on a removable drive?
I want to use Recycle Bin functionality on my removable USB Sandisk flash drive. i.e. I want to be able to retrieve my file after an accidental delete. A related question exists (How do I get Windows ...
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PC boot loop bug, how to enter bios if none of the 'F' keys work?
A laptop (Samsung NP270) was running OK but after several Windows updates on windows 8.1 it started an endless boot loop, showing 2 screens
First screen: Windows logo
Second screen: BSOD saying ...
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Should I buy a new HDD?
It's been months since I've been receiving "A disk read error occurred. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart" error and I don't know exactly why. This error occurs minimum 2-3 times a week and the only ...
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Secondary partition became primary
I was using Windows 10 some time ago and decided to go back to 8.1 by wiping out my main partition and installing 8.1 over it. Since I wanted to backup a lot of stuff, I made a secondary NTFS ...
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HDD keeps spinning down in Windows 8.1 - hdparm and power options already set
I have an internal secondary SATA HDD in my Laptop, Windows 8.1 constantly spins it down.
I already set "turn off hard disk after" to never in power options.
I booted debian and turned off stand by ...
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Consistently high disk usage hinders performance
I have a Asus quad-core Laptop running windows8.1, and it has high disk usage, for the entire time it is running. Its not like its doing anything, (that I know about) Just 100% disk usage, all the ...
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How to extend C Drive in windows 8.1
I'm using Windows 8.1. It is installed on the C: drive.
The problem is that the drive is full. I have 200 GB of unallocated space, but I don't know how to merge it with the C: drive.
I tried to ...
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Windows 8.1 External drive seen by Device Manager but not by disk manager or explorer
I got an external drive from a family member (who usually uses it with a Mac), and when I plug it into my computer nothing happens. A couple times (trying different USB slots), a dialog popped up ...
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