
Restart your computer and you may be surprised to see it running faster than before. Go to Settings > System > Notifications & actions and disable Get tips, tricks, and suggestions option. Get Tips, Tricks and Suggestions feature in Windows 10 has been linked to slowing down of the computer by some users. To prevent Skype from running in background, you can refer to this guide: How to Stop Skype From Running in Background in Windows 10 3. If Skype is installed on your computer, you need to make sure that Skype App or Skype Desktop Program is not starting automatically on your computer and using up resources by running in background. While this is a temporary solution, it will make it easy for you to use the computer and implement other measures to reduce Disk Usage on your computer.

This will terminate all the running programs and processes that were using up all the resources on your computer.

The easiest way to reduce High Disk Usage on a Windows computer is to restart the device. If the Disk column is marked red with High Disk Usage (88 to 100%), the resource usage on your computer is maxed out and you need to take corrective actions to fix this problem.
