how do I find out which process is writing/reading from the hard drive?

Question

Every once in a while I see that my computer is very slow to respond and that the hard drive is working very hard for long period of time.
When I check the task manager the CPU is very low.

Any idea how do I identify the progress that keeping the hard drive busy?

Answer 1

click ctrl-alt-del keys one time ..in the box which appears on screen click processes tab,here you will see all running programs

Answer 2

yeah do as before or try left ctrl - shift and escape altogether

the click on processes - make a note of each and look at the one that is taking the most cpu - the goto google and put this into the search bar - this may give you vital clues ----- and ignore the system idle process

if you computer is a bit old the system indexing can cause a problem whe it updates it self - you can turn this off though as long as you don't mind a longer search on you system if you are looking for any system fike (does not effect internet searches)

turn this off - click start then run type services.msc - scroll down the list until you find indexing services - double click on it - in the drop down box ensure the disabled is selected

hope this helps

Answer 3

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Computer Slow

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Then disable and/or uninstall whatever u don't need.

Other things to try:

1 - Disk Cleanup (removal of temp files, cookies, etc.)
2 - Defrag
3 - Registry Cleanup (CAN BE VERY RISKY!)

ALL ELSE FAILS - RELOAD YOUR O/S (WINDOWS) AND THEN REINSTALL ALL OTHER PROGRAMS YOU NEED/USE!

Joe...

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Download and then run Avira AntiVir Personal Edition Classic at:

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Joe...

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