SysMain High CPU or Disk usage Should i disable it?

With Windows 10 version 22H2 update, Microsoft has replaced the Superfetch service with SysMain which is basically exactly the same thing but under a new name. Means similar to Superfetch Now SysMain service analyzes your computer usage patterns and optimizes app launching and programs on your computer.

SysMain 100 disk usage

But few Windows 10 users report that SysMain starts using up too many resources, showing 100% disk usage and slowing down the computer to unbearable levels. A few other users noticed SysMain ends up eating up all CPU power, not the disk, and Windows 10 freezes at startup. And the reason may be various Driver or software incompatibilitys, stuck in a loop in the preloading of data, third-party software or game incompatibility, and more.

So now the question is on your mind should I disable SysMain in Windows 10?

The straight answer is yes, you can disable SysMain service, it doesn’t affect your system performance and You can enable it again at any time. SysMain service is just to optimize the system performance and not a required service. Windows 10 work smoothly even without this service, But Unless you’re having no problems with it (yet), we recommend wouldn’t disable it.

Disable SysMain Windows 10

Well if you have noticed SysMain service slow down your PC performance, don’t hesitate to disable SysMain. Here in this post, we have listed different ways to disable SysMain service and fix the High CPU or disk usage problem on Windows 10.

Using the Windows service console

Here is a quick method to disable SysMain/Superfetch service from Windows 10.

• Type services in the search box on the taskbar and Click on the services.
• This will open the Windows services console, Scroll down and locate SysMain Service
• Double-click on the Superfetch or SysMain service. Or right-click and select properties.
• Here set the startup type ‘Disabled’.
• And also click on the Stop button to stop the service immediately.

Note: Also, anytime you can enable this by following above steps as well.

Using the Command prompt

Also, you can use the command prompt to disable SysMain or Superfetch service as well.

• Open the command prompt as administrator,
• Type command net.exe stop SysMain and Press the Enter key on the keyboard,
• Similarly, type “sc config sysmain start=disabled” and Press Enter to change its startup type to disabled.

Note: If you are on an older Windows 10 version or Windows 7 or 8.1 then you need to replace SysMain with Superfetch. (As with Windows 10 version 1809 Microsoft renamed Superfetch as SysMain.)

Also, anytime you can revert the changes using command sc config sysmain start=automatic, changes startup type to automatic and enable this service using command net.exe start SysMain.

Tweak Windows registry

Also, you can tweak the Windows registry to disable the SysMain service on Windows 10.

• Search “Registry Editor” in Windows Search and open it.
• On the left-hand side following the path,

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\MemoryManagement\PrefetchParameters

Here, Double-click on the “Enable Superfetch” key on the panel on the right side. Change its value from ‘1’ to ‘0’ ⇒ Click on OK

• 0 – to disable Superfetch
• 1 – to enable prefetching when the program is launched
• 2 – to enable boot prefetching
• 3 – to enable prefetching of everything

Close the Registry Editor and restart the system.

In addition, you need to apply the following solutions as well to decrease Disk and CPU usage on Windows 10.

Disable Windows tips

Windows 10 Settings includes an option to display tips and tricks. Some users have linked it to the disk usage problem. You can disable tips by following the steps below.

• Open Settings, Click System then Notifications & actions.
• Here, Turn off Get tips, tricks, and suggestions as you use the Windows toggle button.

Perform a disk check

A good way to spot issues with your Windows installation is by performing the disk check using your computer’s inbuilt disk check utility. To do so and, take care of Windows 10 100 disk usage, perform the following simple steps one by one:

• Open the command prompt as administrator,
• Now type the command chkdsk.exe /f /r and hit the enter key,
• Next type Y to confirm the disk check during the next restart.
• Close everything and restart your PC, disk check utility will run.
• Wait until 100% complete the scanning process once done restart your PC.
• Now check the disk usage again in Task Manager to see if the problem has been fixed.

Sometimes corrupt system files also cause high system resource usage, run built-in SFC utility that scans and restores missing system files with the correct one and helps reduce high CPU usage on Windows 10.