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Silasoer
Copper Contributor
May 14, 2026

Win11 100% disk usage after latest OS update !!

Task Manager shows [ Microsoft Windows Search Indexer ] as the highest usage of disk resources.

Clicking on any other program has slowed to a crawl.

Any suggestions on how to get around this.

My computer is a Dell Inspiron 3793.

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1065G7 CPU @ 1.30GHz (1.50 GHz)

Installed RAM: 16.0 GB (15.8 GB usable)

Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (2 GB) / Intel(R) Iris(R) Plus Graphics (128 MB)

Storage: 567 GB of 1.82 TB used

Edition: Windows 11 Home

Version: 25H2

OS Build: 26200.8457

Please let me know what I left out.

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  • Micahon's avatar
    Micahon
    Copper Contributor

    Make sure your Windows 11 is up to date, as updates often include performance improvements. Go to Settings > Windows Update and check for updates.