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- I've just recently upgraded my laptop HDD to an SSD and clone the HDD contents to the new SSD. Do you think that I need to update my AHCI driver to Intel's AHCI driver or use the Standard SATA AHCI.
- In UEFI or BIOS, find SATA settings to select the mode for memory devices. Switch them to AHCI, save settings and restart the computer. After the restart, Windows will start installation of SATA drivers, and when it is over, it will ask you for another restart. Do it, and AHCI mode in Windows will be enabled.
- I am trying to download some Nortons' software to my computer. The install cannot be completed due to a driver issue. I am running on Windows 10 OS and have an AMD A9 7th Gen chipset. I have a Standard SATA AHCI Controller installed but I need the AMD SATA Controller to enable the software to wo.
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High disk utilization in Windows 10 is more common problem than in previous versions of the OS. The problem looks like this: the Task Manager displays 100% disk usage and your system performance strongly decreases.
Oftenly this is happening due to incorrect system configuration or driver error (not due to malware, but there may be other variants).
If the system is not using Standard SATA AHCI Controller driver and is experiencing stability and performance issues with connected SATA devices, use the Roll Back Driver option to restore to the default controller. To roll back the driver, in Device Manager, double-click on the device and select the Driver tab.
In this manual we will describe in details why HDD or SSD can be utilized for 100% in Windows 10 and what to do to fix this problem.
100% Disk Usage in Windows 10
Note. Some of the proposed methods (method with registry editor) due to carelessness can lead to problems with the system boot.
Find the programs that actively using disk
Despite the fact that this reason rarely causing high HDD usage in Windows 10, we recommend you to start with it, especially if you are not an advanced user. Check if any of the running programs (possibly located in the startup) is the cause of a high disc usage.
To do this, follow these steps:
- Open Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc);
- Sort the processes in Disc column by clicking on its title.
Please note, perhaps one of your installed programs causing the high disk usage (the first in the list in Task Manager). This can be antivirus, torrent client or simply misbehaving software. If so, you can try to delete this program from startup, completely remove it or just update to the latest version.
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Standard Sata Ahci Controller Driver Windows 10 Toshiba Satellite
Not many users of Windows 10 performs any action with SATA AHCI disk drivers. Most users have device named Standard controller SATA AHCI in the Device Manager in the section IDE ATA / ATAPI controllers. And this is usually not a problem.
However, if you constant high disk usage without the visible reasons, you need to update this driver to the one provided by the PC or laptop motherboard manufacturer. The driver is usually available on official website of the vendor. Download and install it, even if there is a driver only for previous versions of Windows.
Tip. On the vendor’s website you need to find the driver AHCI, SATA (RAID) or Intel RST (Rapid Storage Technology).
After installation is completed, restart your computer and see if the problem still persists.
If you cannot find the official AHCI driver or the driver that is not installed correctly, the possible reason of high disk usage is that the disk controller is not supporting MSI (Message Signaled Interrupt) technology, which is enabled by default in the standard driver. This is a fairly common case.
Note. This method can fix the problem only when you are using a driver Standard controller SATA AHCI, and you set storahci.sys file in Device Manager in your driver information.
- Open properties of Standard controller SATA AHCI and go to the tab Details. In the list of properties select Device Instance Path and copy the path value;
- Run Registry Editor regedit.exe and go to the following registry branch HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetEnumPCI[your_sata_path][branch_with_random_name] Device ParametersInterrupt ManagementMessageSignaledInterruptProperties;
- Change the value of MSISupported parameter to 0.
- Close the Registry Editor and restart your computer. Then check if the problem is fixed.
Additional ways to fix high HDD or SSD usage in Windows 10
There are another few simple ways that can fix the high disk usage in case of some bugs in standard Windows 10 functions. If none of the above methods helped you, try to disable some Windows services using the following PowerShell commands:
- Disable the Superfetch Service;
