Laptop boots with 100% disk usage everytime

[jasondiaz474]

I own a Lenovo Flex 2 15 that has a 500Gb SSHD running Windows 10. As of late, every time i boot up the laptop, the disk usage under task manager reads at a 100%. None of the processes are using more than a few Mbps. I have a dirty feeling that the drive itself is starting to fail but i am hoping that it is nothing more than some sort of software cockup. The Laptop is only a year old and just passed its warranty (typical).

i have tried cleaning up the drive and no bueno. i haven't run chkdsk simply because i heard it takes along time and if the drive does have bad sectors there is a slim chance of fixing it

It didn't always happen though. it used to happen pretty scarcely and would correct itself after a while. now it rarely remedies itself and pretty much hovers over 95% at all times

So i was wondering if there is a way to fix this problem, or will i have to buy a replacement drive and clone my data on it?

Thanks for your help in advance

 

[SkyNetRising]

Post screenshot from HDtune health section.

A lot of people are regularly complaining about their SSHD devices. It's not that great product choice.
Easiest way to resolve would be replacing with SSD.

 

[TheKingHK]

I had the same issue a while ago on my university-owned Lenovo. After trying different things I figured out that my AV (F-Secure) was causing this issue. A quick uninstall and the issue resolved itself.

Keep me posted.

P.S. opted for malware bytes + windows defender

 

[jasondiaz474]

I will use Hdtune and get back to you later. In college at the moment .
I use avast AV, I will try the uninstall and see if that remedies the problem

 

[jasondiaz474]

Uninstalling the AV helped!!
Its now down to a maximum of 40 percent
Thanks alot tomshardware gurus