What is ‘Microsoft Edge high disk usage’ in Windows 10/11?
In this article, we are going to discuss on How to fix Microsoft Edge high disk usage in Windows 10/11. You will be guided with easy steps/methods to resolve the issue. Let’s starts the discussion.
‘Microsoft Edge high disk usage’ issue: Microsoft Edge is default browser that comes preinstalled with Microsoft Windows OS and if you are on Windows 10/11 computer, you will see the msedge.exe process running on your computer. This web browser can be used for browsing purposes. However, several Windows users reported they faced Microsoft Edge high disk usage issue on their Windows 10/11 computer.
When you open Task Manager app in your Windows computer in order to check which program/process is causing High CPU/DISK usage issue, you may experience Microsoft Edge is showing higher percentage under CPU/GPU or Disk usage section. This issue indicates Microsoft Edge browser or msedge.exe process is using huge CPU resources of your computer and hence you are experiencing higher system perform slowdown issue or immediate system shutdown issue.
There could be several reasons behind the issue including the corrupted/outdated cache of MS Edge browser, interference of problematic extensions installed in browser, malware or viruses infections in computer, outdated Windows OS and/or Edge browser, issue with built-in Flash player in MS Edge browser, and other Windows issues. It is possible to fix the issue with our instructions. Let’s go for the solution.
How to fix Microsoft Edge high disk usage in Windows 10/11?
Method 1: Fix Microsoft Edge high disk usage issue with ‘PC Repair Tool’
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Method 2: Try using an alternative browser
If you are facing Microsoft Edge high disk usage in computer, you can try another browser software like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and/or other browser as alternative of MS Edge browser and check if high CPU/Disk usage issue is resolved.
Method 3: Run Systems can for malware or viruses with some powerful antivirus software
You can run System scan for malware or viruses with some powerful antivirus software or PC Repair Tool to find and remove all threats in computer and fix Windows PC issues, and once finished, check if it works for you toward resolving the issue.
Method 4: Clear MS Edge browser cache
Corrupted cache can be reason behind the issue. You can clear browser cache in order to fix.
Step 1: Open ‘MS Edge’ browser in Windows PC and press ‘CTRL + SHIFT + DELETE’ keys on keyboard to open ‘Clear browsing data’ tab/page.
Step 2: Check all checkboxes and click ‘Clear’ button and confirm clearing browsing data. Once finished, restart MS Edge browser and check if the issue is resolved.
Method 5: Run MS Edge browser without extensions
Another possible way to fix the issue is to run MS Edge browser without extensions.
Step 1: Open ‘MS Edge’ browser and click ‘Three-Dots’ icon and open ‘Extensions’
Step 2: Disable all extensions one-by-one and once done, restart your MS Edge browser and check if it works.
Method 6: Disable built-in Flash Player
You can disable built-in Flash Player in MS Edge browser in order to fix the issue.
Step 1: Open ‘MS Edge’ browser and click ‘Three-Dots’ icon and choose ‘Advanced‘ tab
Step 2: Under Adobe Flash, disable ‘Use Adobe Flash Player’ setting. Once done, restart your browser and install a third-party flash player, and check if it works for you.
Method 7: Update Windows OS
Updating Windows OS to latest version can resolve the issue.
Step 1: Open ‘Settings’ App in Windows PC via Windows Search Box and go to ‘Update & Security > Windows Update‘ and click ‘Check for updates’ button.
Step 2: Download and install all available updates in computer and once installed, restart your computer and check if the issue is resolved.
Conclusion
I am sure this post helped you on How to fix Microsoft Edge high disk usage in Windows 10/11 with several easy steps/methods. You can read & follow our instructions to do so. That’s all. For any suggestions or queries, please write on comment box below.
