#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : Disk at 100% in Task Manager and the machine is unusable Fix : Check the drive is not failing before optimising anything Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-hw-disk-100 Run as : Elevated PowerShell Expect : 20 minutes Risk : low Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX The rate is near zero, or the machine freezes for seconds at a time. Do this before any tuning -- tuning a failing drive wastes the time you have to copy the data off. HOW TO UNDO IT Nothing was changed. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 4" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' Disk at 100% in Task Manager and the machine is unusable' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Check the drive is not failing before optimising anything' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: low Reversible 20 minutes' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Read the drive''s own reliability counters.' -Why 'ReadErrorsUncorrected above zero means the drive is losing data it cannot recover. That changes the job from performance tuning to getting the data off, immediately.' -Command { Get-PhysicalDisk | Format-Table FriendlyName,MediaType,HealthStatus,OperationalStatus,Size Get-PhysicalDisk | Get-StorageReliabilityCounter | Format-List DeviceId,Wear,ReadErrorsTotal,ReadErrorsUncorrected,PowerOnHours } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Look for the storage errors that accompany a failing drive.' -Command { Get-WinEvent -LogName System -MaxEvents 400 | Where-Object { $_.Id -in 7,9,11,51,129,153 } | Format-Table TimeCreated,Id,ProviderName,Message -Wrap } Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Event 129 from storahci means the controller reset the drive -- a strong signal of a failing disk or cable. Event 153 is an I/O retry.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'If any of the above are present, back up now and replace the drive. Do not run chkdsk on a physically failing disk before the data is copied off.' -Manual Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'HealthStatus is Healthy and the error counters are zero.' 'White' Write-Host '' if (-not $DryRun) { Get-PhysicalDisk | Format-Table FriendlyName,HealthStatus,OperationalStatus } Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-hw-disk-100' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: Nothing was changed.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule