Disk Usage

[PiXeL]

Hello, last few days my disk usage is 100% when I power up PC, so when I restart it show that he is updating and then works fine, but after I shut down and power up again, it says that disk usage is 100% and again it is updating, thanks on help

[Pyro]

Please provide your system specs:

If it is a custom built computer tell us the GPU, HDD/SSD, PSU, Mobo ETC

If it is an OEM computer, please tell the manufacturer and model # (NOT the serial #)

[Bastet]

Check task manager to see what is taking up the disk usage. If you have Defender installed it is most likely the Anti malware scanner running a scan on startup.

[Bruce]

when first powered up, there is a bunch of updates, telemetry, maintenance, and background services that get run.
yes, they should die down very quickly, but if you haven’t used the PC for a while, or have slow internet, or the planets aren’t aligned, this can take longer.

turn the PC on, then walk away for an hour - is the disk usage still high?
if yes, you have a running process doing something to the drive - defrag?, malware scan?, windows update?
and as Bastet said, Task Manager will tell you which one.

[Bruce]

@PiXeL - any update?

[Bruce]

no activity since OP.
closing.