Reasons for the occupation of Win10 hard disk and its solution (very detailed)

Many users have just started to contact Win10 recently, and they don't know much about their operating system. In some cases, they are always helpless. Here, Xiaobian tells everyone about the solution that Win10 hard drive is occupied.
Win10 hard drive is used to solve small tips

1. Family group

Family group is one of the main reasons why 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 the startup type to "ld"; Disable ”.

2. Virtual memory (use with caution, it will lead to unknown problems, recommend more than 8GB memory users try)

Win10 defaults to 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 &ldquo ;Change & rdquo; allocate virtual memory as needed

3.IPv6

Under Win10, IPv6 function is enabled by default, and the hard disk usage rate is high. 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 to find IPV6 The option is turned off.

4.Windows Defender

Windows Defender will scan the computer hard disk regularly. After Win10 preview version 9860, it can't turn off the regular scan function, resulting in the high occupancy rate of win10 hard disk, and the whole system is stuck. 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 - Scanning “ in the specified different days of the week running plan 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.

5.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 it may not be possible to open Defender 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.

How is it, is it very simple? I hope to help everyone.