Question SSD active time stuck at 100% in Task Manager, slows the entire pc down

[KamPov]

PC specs:
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GPU: msi gtx 1650 4GT LP OC

CPU: i7 4770 3.40 ghz

Motherboard: Intel DB85FL Desktop Motherboard

PSU: Seasonic FOCUS GX-550W Gold

RAM: 16gb ddr3 1333mhz

HDD: Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB SATA Hard Drive

SSD: Intenso SSD SATA III 500gb
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Hello, recently my pc has been turning on noticeably slower than usual, when I open the task manager I see this, which slows every process like opening a browser/launching an app takes way more than it should:

https://imgur.com/a/S9YrsGu

View: https://imgur.com/a/S9YrsGu


Usually, it takes an about 20 mins or so since turning the pc on for the active time to go back to ,,normal? and it no longer slows everything.

https://imgur.com/a/j5ggFXT

View: https://imgur.com/a/j5ggFXT

Crystaldisk says both drives are good with the SSD's health at 92%

 

[rgd1101]

how full is the ssd?

 

[KamPov]

how full is the ssd?

99.5 GB are free

 

[hotaru.hino]

Look in the Processes tab and see which app is pegging the SSD.

 

[seanranklin01]

Check the processes tab and filter the disk to show the highest task

 

[KamPov]

Check the processes tab and filter the disk to show the highest task

https://imgur.com/a/jVmRdXW

View: https://imgur.com/a/jVmRdXW

 

[hotaru.hino]

Since it looks like the system process is eating up the disk usage, we need to dig a little further.

• Open up Resource Monitor (you can type that into start search to find it)
• Go to the Disk tab
• Look for "System" and tick the checkbox next to it

That'll list things System is doing with the disk. You may want to check what's doing the most reads, writes, or has the highest response time.

 

[KamPov]

Since it looks like the system process is eating up the disk usage, we need to dig a little further.

• Open up Resource Monitor (you can type that into start search to find it)
• Go to the Disk tab
• Look for "System" and tick the checkbox next to it

That'll list things System is doing with the disk. You may want to check what's doing the most reads, writes, or has the highest response time.

https://imgur.com/a/bP2QV35

View: https://imgur.com/a/bP2QV35

 

[JackrumMadthing]

https://imgur.com/a/bP2QV35

View: https://imgur.com/a/bP2QV35

....to help see this properly, click the READ column heading, the actual word "read" to sort it. Obviously trying to end up with highest number on top. Do the same for Write if Read is marginal number (under 100kb is marginal/negligable)

Furthermore, I highly recommend right clicking, properties, on all your HDD's in My Computer and UNTICK the indexing option


Furtherfurther, you can hit the PRT SCR button on your keyboard, and CTRL V here to paste screen images, or use WIN+SHIFT+S and then mouse drag a box to crop a screenshot