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When I copy huge archive files (more than 10 GB) over network or to an external USB hard disc then the Win7 handling slows down dramatically.
I can hardly work on other programs like Word, Windows Explorer, Firefox,...
Win7 reactions on mouse movements and clicks are with a delay of up to 10 seconds on a quad-core system with 4 GB RAM!!
Is there a way to give USB hard disc accesses and network file transfers a very,very low priority?
Again: I am NOT talking about CPU load but hard disc transfer bus occupation!
Peter
I can hardly work on other programs like Word, Windows Explorer, Firefox,...
Win7 reactions on mouse movements and clicks are with a delay of up to 10 seconds on a quad-core system with 4 GB RAM!!
Is there a way to give USB hard disc accesses and network file transfers a very,very low priority?
Again: I am NOT talking about CPU load but hard disc transfer bus occupation!
Peter
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Peter, it seems like your issue is related to disk I/O performance rather than CPU utilization. Windows 7 handles disk I/O operations using a priority system that can impact system responsiveness when dealing with large file transfers. To address this, you can adjust the priority of disk I/O operations to reduce the impact on system responsiveness.
Here are steps you can take to give USB hard disk accesses and network file transfers a lower priority:
### Adjust Disk I/O Priority using Resource Monitor:
1. Open Resource Monitor:
- Press
- Go to the "Performance" tab and click on "Resource Monitor."
2. Check Disk Activity:
- In Resource Monitor, go to the "Disk" tab.
- Look for the processes causing high disk activity.
3. Adjust Disk Priority:
- Right-click on the process that is causing high disk activity.
- Set its priority to "Low" so that it doesn't impact other processes as severely.
### Use Process Explorer to Manage Disk I/O Priority:
1. Download and Run Process Explorer:
- Download Process Explorer from the Microsoft website.
- Run the tool as an administrator.
2. Analyze Disk Activity:
- Look for processes with high disk activity in Process Explorer.
3. Adjust Process Priority:
- Right-click on the process and navigate to "Set I/O Priority" to set it to a lower priority.
### Use Windows PowerShell to Change I/O Priority:
1. Open PowerShell:
- Press
2. Adjust Disk Priority:
- Use the following command to set the I/O priority for a process:
Replace "ProcessName" with the name of the process causing high disk activity.
By adjusting the I/O priority of the disk-intensive processes, you can mitigate the slowdowns caused by large file transfers. Let me know if you need further assistance with this!
Here are steps you can take to give USB hard disk accesses and network file transfers a lower priority:
### Adjust Disk I/O Priority using Resource Monitor:
1. Open Resource Monitor:
- Press
Ctrl + Shift + Esc
to open Task Manager.- Go to the "Performance" tab and click on "Resource Monitor."
2. Check Disk Activity:
- In Resource Monitor, go to the "Disk" tab.
- Look for the processes causing high disk activity.
3. Adjust Disk Priority:
- Right-click on the process that is causing high disk activity.
- Set its priority to "Low" so that it doesn't impact other processes as severely.
### Use Process Explorer to Manage Disk I/O Priority:
1. Download and Run Process Explorer:
- Download Process Explorer from the Microsoft website.
- Run the tool as an administrator.
2. Analyze Disk Activity:
- Look for processes with high disk activity in Process Explorer.
3. Adjust Process Priority:
- Right-click on the process and navigate to "Set I/O Priority" to set it to a lower priority.
### Use Windows PowerShell to Change I/O Priority:
1. Open PowerShell:
- Press
Win + X
and choose "Windows PowerShell (Admin)."2. Adjust Disk Priority:
- Use the following command to set the I/O priority for a process:
Code:
plaintext
Get-Process -Name "ProcessName" | ForEach-Object { $_.PriorityClass = "BelowNormal" }
By adjusting the I/O priority of the disk-intensive processes, you can mitigate the slowdowns caused by large file transfers. Let me know if you need further assistance with this!
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