Ntoskrnl Exe System High Disk Usage Windows 8 1
It is very slow and when i checked task manager the disk usage is 100 all the time and most of it 80 99 is by system ntoskrnl exe.
Ntoskrnl exe system high disk usage windows 8 1. Turn off show me tips about windows. You can fix these problems using techniques like 1. After disabling it my disk went from 100 at all times to some spikes when using firefox but normally sticks between 30 55 at its peak. This works in most cases where the issue is originated due to a system corruption.
Usage percentage should go down and stay around 1 2. In some cases the high activity in the hard disk was caused after a virus attack in other cases caused from a problematic service e g. Subscribe and like if i helped you. High cpu or disk usage by ntoskrnl exe on windows 10.
The windows update service or more often in windows 10 systems was caused from windows notifications about tips and apps. It takes maybe a minute or two to lower the disk usage and i would recommend ending any process in task manager that s making the disk usage go up in the meantime. Windows users are complaning of high cpu ram uses on windows 10 due to general issues and ntoskrnl exe process. If the issue is with your computer or a laptop you should try using reimage plus which can scan the repositories and replace corrupt and missing files.
Open up a run dialog by holding down the windows key and pressing r. If you see that is taking up a lot of your disk usage or shows high cpu usage then ntoskrnl exe is the culprit. If you have outdated or bad device drivers malware virus or a corrupt ntsokrnl exe system file they will all manifest as high cpu or disk usage on your windows 10 and make the device insufferably slow. Hi i found through process of elimination of the services it was the windows firewall service that was hogging my windows 8 disk drive.