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For a good few months now my hard drive has consistently run at 100% from start up which has made my PC unusable. Please help ;(
HDD running at 100% from start-up (I have tried everything)
- Thread starter joeymama2013
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Don't worry I FINALLY managed to solve the problem! 
It was due to a memory leak from the Killer Network chip so I uninstalled the drivers and updated them with the latest and the problem dissipated!
Thanks for all of your help though!
It was due to a memory leak from the Killer Network chip so I uninstalled the drivers and updated them with the latest and the problem dissipated!
Thanks for all of your help though!
Windows can be quite busy at startup, launching/accessing all programs, pulling in Windows updates, etc....and having a conventional hard drive can often make this process seem like watching paint dry...
You should first make sure all your WIndows updates are pulled in/applied....
Then, see what your task manager/performance says both cpu utilization and disk utilization are, with nothing happening while at true Windows idle...
Even a slow Dell laptop will eventually show only 2-3% processor usage after all download activity is done...
Any strange processes in task manager/processes? (A screenshot would help)
We need to distinguish between possible malware infections, and normal Windows download behavior.
It would be helpful to list your systems specs as well, as Dell Win10 laptops with 4 GB of RAM and 5400 RPM drives are quite slow compared to a 7700K desktop with an M.2 NVME drive....
If impatient, it is normally quite safe to run a cautionary pass with both Malwarebytes JRT as well as Malwarebytes Antimalware...; lack of detected junk and/or malware would be a bonus.
You should first make sure all your WIndows updates are pulled in/applied....
Then, see what your task manager/performance says both cpu utilization and disk utilization are, with nothing happening while at true Windows idle...
Even a slow Dell laptop will eventually show only 2-3% processor usage after all download activity is done...
Any strange processes in task manager/processes? (A screenshot would help)
We need to distinguish between possible malware infections, and normal Windows download behavior.
It would be helpful to list your systems specs as well, as Dell Win10 laptops with 4 GB of RAM and 5400 RPM drives are quite slow compared to a 7700K desktop with an M.2 NVME drive....
If impatient, it is normally quite safe to run a cautionary pass with both Malwarebytes JRT as well as Malwarebytes Antimalware...; lack of detected junk and/or malware would be a bonus.
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At the moment I am running a malware/anti-virus scan to try and identify any issues.
My PC specs are as follows:
I3-6100
GTX 1060
8GB Corsair Vengeance RAM
1TB WD Blue HDD
My PC specs are as follows:
I3-6100
GTX 1060
8GB Corsair Vengeance RAM
1TB WD Blue HDD
- Aug 20, 2017
- 11
- 0
- 520
- Aug 20, 2017
- 11
- 0
- 520
Don't worry I FINALLY managed to solve the problem!
It was due to a memory leak from the Killer Network chip so I uninstalled the drivers and updated them with the latest and the problem dissipated!
Thanks for all of your help though!
It was due to a memory leak from the Killer Network chip so I uninstalled the drivers and updated them with the latest and the problem dissipated!
Thanks for all of your help though!
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