HP DV6 Hard disk Utilization 100%

I am using HP Pavilion DV6 6168tx with 4GB RAM and 2GB AMD Radeon. OS is Windows 8.1 (64Bit). The Problem is Frequent Hangs and Freezes due to 100% Utilization of Disk. I have Reinstalled the OS and updated it but problem remains the same. Following is the screenshot of Task Manager.
Also Following is Storage Space and Remaining Space Status. There is lots of free space avalable. Please Help me resolving this problem.
Please Help me resolving this problem.

@Zue ,
Hello and thank you for posting on the HP support forums. Here are a couple of links that may assist you with your issue.
The first one was found here on the HP support forums. Originally posted by @finder070 .
In order to know which process is utilizing the Hard Disk on Windows 8, I would suggest you to try the following steps.
a.     Open Task Manager and click on Details tab.
b.     Right click the columns headers and click "Select Columns".
c.     From the "Select Columns" window, check: I/O Reads, I/O Writes, I/O read bytes, I/O write bytes and then click OK.
d.     Now the columns will be added to the view and will display how much each process is utilizing from the hard disk.
e.     Sort by I/O read bytes or I/O write bytes by clicking on the column header to see which process is utilizing the HD most.
Try the following methods and check if it helps.
Method 1:
I would suggest you to increase this virtual memory and check if it helps.
Windows8 automatically manages virtual memory and paging file size by default. The virtual memory set by default is approximately 70% of the recommendation.
You need to increase this virtual memory. Make it equivalent to your RAM size for the initial size and twice of the initial size in maximum size and make sure you have the same amount of free space in your hard drive in each drive.
a.     Press windows + R key from the keyboard.
b.     Select the option Control Panel and All control panel items then System.
c.     Click on Advanced system settings.
d.     Under performance, click on settings.
e.     Go to Advanced tab, Under Virtual memory, click on Change.
f.      UN-check "Automatically manage paging file size for all drives" check box.
g.     Select your windows drive (where OS is installed).
h.     Click on Custom size radio button.
i.      Set Initial size equivalent to your RAM size in MB.
j.      Set Maximum size to twice of your RAM size in MB.
k.     Click on Set.
l.      Click on OK thrice.
m.   Restart your system.
Method 2:
I would suggest you to boot the computer in Safe mode and check if the issue persists.
Safe mode starts Windows with a limited set of files and drivers. Startup programs don't run in safe mode, and only the basic drivers needed to start Windows are installed.
Windows Startup Settings (including safe mode)
If the issue does not persist in safe mode, then perform a clean boot to check if any third party application is causing the issue, as clean boot helps in eliminating software conflicts.
How to troubleshoot problems using clean boot in Windows: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135
Note: Once you are done with the troubleshooting, perform the steps in “How to reset the computer to start as usual after troubleshooting with clean boot “to reset computer as usual.
Keep us updated on the status of the issue.
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Here is the link to that post it has other answers as well.
100% Disk Usage
Here is another link to a possible resolution for you.
Windows 8.1 100% disk usage
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