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Posted: **Mon Jan 12, 2026 2:19 pm**

Same here. Agreed, those are common culprits. Also, check Task Manager's startup tab for any programs that might be causing unnecessary disk access. Let me know if that works.

Posted: **Tue Jan 13, 2026 7:50 pm**

You could also try temporarily disabling Windows Search and Superfetch to see if that reduces the background activity.

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My WD Blue SN5000 solid state drive is showing unusually high activity in Task M?