avast constantly using disk is a problem that can negatively affect your PC performance. It can slow down your applications and may cause a crash if it isn’t addressed. There are a variety of ways to solve this issue. They include virus scanning, setting your virtual memory to a new value and running a fresh reboot. You can also uninstall any software you don’t use and delete temporary files that are using up RAM and CPU. You can do this manually or use a tool like AVG TuneUp to do it for your.
Modifying the frequency of scanning can lower the disk usage of avast. This will stop background monitoring and checking, but it will help reduce avast’s high CPU usage.
If you are still experiencing an excessive use of your CPU and disk it is possible to update the antivirus software. You can open the Avast interface by clicking on the icon in your system tray, or by searching for it under the Start menu entry. Select Menu and then select Settings from the drop-down menu.
You can see the current scans running on your computer by selecting Scan with Avast from the context menu when you right-click on a file on the drive. You can then find a scan that is consuming excessive memory and deactivate it by pressing the Stop button. It is then possible to determine if the CPU usage and disk usage have returned to normal.