So here's the situation: I'm not a tech expert, but I'm in a bit of a bind here. After using my PC one night without any issues, I came home from school to find it blue screened and stuck in an automatic repair loop. It took about an hour to start up! Once I managed to get back in, I checked Task Manager and saw that while it was a bit warm and had some disk usage, it seemed fine. However, the disk usage shot up to 100% in just 15 seconds, causing everything to freeze except for Task Manager. The usage fluctuates between 20% and 40% but then spikes back up repeatedly. I've already scanned for viruses with Malwarebytes, but no threats were found. Just to give you some specs: it's a pre-built PC with an Intel Core i5-12400F, 16GB RAM, a KINGSTON SNV2S 1TB disk, and an Intel ARC a770 titan OC graphics card. I could use some help figuring this out, especially since my PC is almost unusable right now!
3 Answers
First things first, make sure to back up your important files if you can still access them! It's easy to forget until it's too late. Also, when you first open Task Manager, it does use a lot of resources as it checks everything, so that initial spike isn't unusual. After that, right-click on 'This PC' and go to 'Manage', then check the Event Viewer for any critical errors that might give you a clue about what's wrong.
It sounds like you could be dealing with a hardware issue. Have you tried checking the disk for errors? You can do that by running the built-in Windows utility. Just open a Command Prompt as an admin and type `chkdsk /f`, and follow the prompts. Also, I recommend checking your BIOS settings; sometimes settings can get misconfigured and affect performance.
If possible, try to gather dump files for a better analysis of the BSODs. You can find them in the C:WindowsMinidump folder. Zip them up and upload to a file-sharing site. If there are no dump files, you might want to follow a guide to configure Windows to create small memory dumps going forward.
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