Windows 8.1: 100% Disk Usage, No Fix Found

CtrlAltDeleteMan

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I'm at the end of my rope, Tom's.

For some time now, I've been having an issue that seem common according to Google. In less than five minutes of booting up my PC, my disk usage skyrockets to 100% before I run even a single program. Occasionally, it will drop back to 0-10%, but it isn't permanent and will continue to run at 100 minutes later.

I've tried fixing it with common fixes on the web like disabling Superfetch, Windows Search, and BITS, but none of them even affect the problem.

As far as I can tell from my Task Manager, the problem may be rooted in System-

http://i.imgur.com/kdanHx3.png

-is there any way to tell exactly what the root of the problem is? My knowledge of Windows isn't exactly extensive, and I can't make heads or tails of the Resource Monitor.
 

CtrlAltDeleteMan

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I will try that, thank you.

 

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Malwarebytes cleaned a few things on my computer but failed to fix the main issue.

 

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Have you done a full virus scan on you system? Viruses can do this as well. Use a standalone scanner that is of the very latest build to do this. There's some really nasty stuff out there in the wild. Scan the drive before you get into windows one that also checks the boot sector. Here's a list of the top10, with download links. http://malwarerepair.com/Top-10-Free-Antivirus/Bootable-Recovery-CD-Bootable-USB-Flash-Drives.html.