What should I do if the win10 hard disk is occupied?
1. Family group
The home group is one of the main reasons why the win10 hard disk is occupied. Many users report that the hard disk usage rate will drop from 90% to 10% after the home group is turned off. However, for users who have not joined the home group, this method may not solve the problem of 100% of the win10 hard disk.
Enter services.msc in Windows search, find “HomeGoup Listener” and “HomeGroup Provider” two services, right click to enter <;properties", stop running and set startup type to “disable” .
3. Virtual memory (use with caution, it will lead to unknowable problems, recommend more than 8GB memory users try)
Win10 default to open virtual memory, will dump some applications of memory to the hard disk, to avoid physical memory is not enough . The low-end configuration of the computer to open the virtual memory can improve the operating efficiency, but also brings the burden on the hard disk. If the user's physical memory is 4GB or even 8GB or more, you can try to reduce the virtual memory, but it is best not to be lower than 2048MB.
Right click on “this computer”, click <;properties", click “Advanced system settings”“Set”“Advanced”, then click on the virtual memory column “Change&rdquo ; allocate virtual memory according to needs
4.IPv6
Under Win10, IPv6 function is enabled by default, and the hard disk occupancy rate is high. It has some responsibility. Therefore, users who do not use IPv6 are advised to turn it off.
Open the Network and Sharing Center, click on the "Change Adapter Configuration" button in the upper left corner, select the NIC you are using, right click, and then click "Attributes", the slider pulls down, find the IPV6 option to close .
5.Windows Defender
Windows Defender will regularly scan the computer hard disk, Win10 preview version 9860 can not turn off the regular scan function, resulting in high occupancy rate of win10 hard drive, the system as a whole. Users can try to use Group Policy to limit Defender's scheduled scan or turn off Defender to solve the problem.
Enter gpedit.msc in the search bar to open the Group Policy Editor, navigate to “Computer Configuration - Administrative Templates - Windows Components - Windows Defender - Scan “ in the specified day of the week to run the scheduled scan & rdquo; Configure to “enabled”select settings based on the content in the help. Or turn it off directly in the Windows Defender settings internal management options.
6.Windows Search
For older computers, Windows Search will use a lot of system resources and can be turned off. However, it will lead to the inability to use smart search, and will lose a good integration experience in Win10.
Users need to use the above methods with caution. After testing, I found that turning off Windows Defender in Win10 Preview 9860 can effectively reduce Win10 disk usage, but it must be used with caution. Otherwise, Defender may not be opened again in the operation center. Turning off or lowering virtual memory may cause agnostic system problems, such as the disappearance of thumbnails when the settings are correct.