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  1. Thread: Windows 10 100% Disk Usage every 5 Seconds by El Banko
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 24 Views 393,153

    Win 10 Anniversary Update (AU) did the trick!! RESOLVED

    :D Yes, it appears that the Win 10 Anniversary Update (AU) resolved the pain in the butt problem many of us have had for months!

    I did the update today and so far the symptoms of high CPU and/or...
  2. Thread: Windows 10 100% Disk Usage every 5 Seconds by El Banko
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 24 Views 393,153

    JDF135 and others - this site has several posts...

    JDF135 and others - this site has several posts offering different solutions. Some or one of these may work for you or others. I am going to disable 'Crashplan' per one post - this is one I have...
  3. Thread: Windows 10 100% Disk Usage every 5 Seconds by El Banko
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 24 Views 393,153

    Hello Dalchina - you and I worked on this months...

    Hello Dalchina - you and I worked on this months ago and I think that is when I turned off Windows notifications and it stopped for a while.

    Thanks for your suggestion on Chrome - this was one of...
  4. Thread: Windows 10 100% Disk Usage every 5 Seconds by El Banko
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 24 Views 393,153

    Update - but no answer!

    Sorry to say I have NOT resolved this!

    Months ago I was able to stop it using the suggestion to turn off Windows notification (which is posted above on this forum and elsewhere) but after Win 10...
  5. Replies 19 Views 14,082

    Keep in mind that tenforums.com is not owned or...

    Keep in mind that tenforums.com is not owned or run by Microsoft. The Members who have helped me in tenforums.com have been very good technically and guided me through several efforts.

    You...
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    Pretty sure it is a Win 10 problem with networking

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    Seth, since my earlier posting...after restoring Win 7 on my Sony VAIO laptop I finally upgraded to Win 10 and it works properly now. HOWEVER, my...
  7. Replies 19 Views 14,082

    Rebuilt my laptop and problem resolved

    Sorry I have nothing to offer. I ended up re-imaging my Sony laptop from an Acronis Full Image backup.

    This post is resolved for me per above! Good luck everyone.
  8. Replies 19 Views 7,609

    Re-imaged W10 and also resolved high disk usage

    Following the work above: Resolving the high disk usage left me with several disabled Modern Apps. as you can read above.

    So today I rebuilt the laptop by recovering (re-imaging) Feb. full image...
  9. Thread: Windows 10 100% Disk Usage every 5 Seconds by El Banko
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 24 Views 393,153

    Turning off Show me Windows Tips resolved high...

    Turning off Show me Windows Tips resolved high disk usage (95-100%) for me as well. Thanks so much - now I can keep what is left of my hair after pulling out most of it! :-) GOOD SHOW.
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    Thanks for the reply. Yes, I did run that...

    Thanks for the reply. Yes, I did run that Powershell applet before I read that it has caused problems! Hmmm...I see two system restore points that pre-date the problem so thanks for suggestion. Not...
  11. Replies 19 Views 7,609

    Modern Apps no longer display or launch

    Dalchina - if you are still around...a followup to the problem we worked on and resolved.

    Many of the 'Metro or Modern' apps no longer display and no longer launch. Instead, several MS Win 10...
  12. Replies 19 Views 7,609

    Acronis True Image

    Thanks for sharing that information on imaging. I have been using Acronis True Image Home for years now with great success. I will admit the user interface has been difficult for even advanced...
  13. Replies 19 Views 7,609

    Dalchina - I am happy to report that the problem...

    Dalchina - I am happy to report that the problem is resolved!

    I did a number of things yesterday including going through TASK SCHEDULER items one by one and turning off some items; I was also...
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    dunno but Photos completely disappeared for a...

    dunno but Photos completely disappeared for a while but just came back!~ See below.
    I wonder why pagefile management is so bonkers on this laptop but not on the HP desktop?? Further, wondering...
  15. Replies 19 Views 7,609

    Well it is much improved and settled down...

    Well it is much improved and settled down dramatically. I noted that PHOTOS was eating CPU for some time but now has gone away completely. The CPU and disk are staying in reasonable usage range. ...
  16. Replies 19 Views 7,609

    DAMMIT! After several minutes of calm and...

    DAMMIT! After several minutes of calm and elation - it is back to 100% disk with System and Compressed Memory! Certainly on the right track - PAGEFILE is involved and there has to be some...
  17. Replies 19 Views 7,609

    Having morning coffee - early riser I am! Well...

    Having morning coffee - early riser I am! Well guess what... I changed the PAGEFILE settings; it was set to allow Windows to manage and pagefile was set by windows to 3968MB. I changed it to...
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    Thanks for your quick reply! :-) Given I am on...

    Thanks for your quick reply! :-) Given I am on the west coast of the US and you appear to be in the UK I am surprised that we are both online at same time. Certainly my good fortune and thanks...
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    Thank you for your reply. To be clear, I have...

    Thank you for your reply. To be clear, I have 4GB RAM, not 6GB. Also I AM running Windows Defender, not a third party AV on this laptop.

    You may be correct with the System and Compressed...
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    After W10 upgrade a month ago the disk is very busy when idle

    Re: Sony VAIO laptop, model VGN-NW265F, 4GB RAM. If you want any other info. please let me know.

    I wiped disk and did a clean install of Windows 7 Professional and waited over a month before...
  21. Thread: Windows thinks I am not connected but I am by El Banko
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 4 Views 13,850

    Thanks for the suggestion. Did those already and...

    Thanks for the suggestion. Did those already and didn't help. Another MS MVP poster advised me to let the update scan run for up to 24 hours. He says this is happening a lot of late (hello MS!)...
  22. Thread: Windows thinks I am not connected but I am by El Banko
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 4 Views 13,850

    Then I upgraded to Win 7 Pro = some problems fixed but...

    Now that I upgraded to Win 7 Pro using the Custom Installation method (rolls up prior version to windows.old folder) my network status is correct and proper. Network and Sharing sees and reports I...
  23. Replies 19 Views 14,082

    Win 10 network awareness not working

    [LB] I have the same problem with many of same symptoms. Hover over wifi and it says, "Indentifying...Internet access" but my SSID shows connected. With CAT 5 connection it shows connected - but...
  24. Thread: Windows thinks I am not connected but I am by El Banko
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 4 Views 13,850

    Windows thinks I am not connected but I am

    Windows 10 problems – network awareness and Win 10 apps. not working on Wi-Fi or Wired (CAT5e).

    1. Network and Sharing Center shows “you are currently not connected to any networks.”
    >...
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