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I use Linux on my desktop most of the time. Recently I've been dual-booting into Windows 10. Whenever I run Windows my HDD usage spikes to 100% until I turn off
by fareesh 4y ago
I use Linux on my desktop most of the time. Recently I've been dual-booting into Windows 10. Whenever I run Windows my HDD usage spikes to 100% until I turn off "real-time virus protection". Does anyone know if this feature still exists in Windows 11, and if it is less buggy on W11?
I'm sure there is some registry voodoo I could do to turn this off on every reboot - so far Googling the magic keys and trying them has not worked unfortunately.
- EMM_386 4y agoIt does, the process is the "antimalware service executable" and I find it can occasionally start running while I'm in the middle of trying to do something else. I notice it right away because the fans on my laptop will spin up to max speed for a few minutes, even if I'm just doing something basic like editing a document. I'm not sure why it tries to run what appears to be a lengthy scan when it can see the machine is not idle.
- efreak 4y agoI have process hacker installed and configured to start automatically as administrator on every login (via task manager) simply so I can set msmpeng.exe CPU and IO priorities to below normal. You can probably automate this with PowerShell as well if you don't want a third party application. Personally, I run too much software downloaded off the internet to disable it entirely, and don't trust myself to remember to turn it back on.