Busy CPU Meters
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From: long island
Busy CPU Meters
The same situation has affected two laptops, an Acer notebook and a Dell Inspiron, both running windows 7 and usually using IE.
For weeks, the cpu meters would periodically show activity when no programs (applications) were open, and if unchecked would considerably fill the capacity of the CPU memory. Most often this was solved with a reboot.
Then the situation became more persistent and reboots did not help, nor did a series of three system restores, kicking it back to May. The smaller Acer was more severely affected because the memory filled quickly and it slowed to the point of being almost frozen.
Malware bytes run on both computers found NO problems. Updated and run again and still nothing.
Yesterday the Acer was reset to factory settings and the problem persisted.
Has anyone encountered this and located the process or service responsible?
For weeks, the cpu meters would periodically show activity when no programs (applications) were open, and if unchecked would considerably fill the capacity of the CPU memory. Most often this was solved with a reboot.
Then the situation became more persistent and reboots did not help, nor did a series of three system restores, kicking it back to May. The smaller Acer was more severely affected because the memory filled quickly and it slowed to the point of being almost frozen.
Malware bytes run on both computers found NO problems. Updated and run again and still nothing.
Yesterday the Acer was reset to factory settings and the problem persisted.
Has anyone encountered this and located the process or service responsible?
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From: Southport
Are they Windows (either Visa or 7)?
Try disabling Windows updates, there is a known problem with the windows update service particularly on 7 that sends the cpu usage up to 100%, can slow a single core PC to a complete halt. Fix is available from Microsoft but doesn't always work!
Try disabling Windows updates, there is a known problem with the windows update service particularly on 7 that sends the cpu usage up to 100%, can slow a single core PC to a complete halt. Fix is available from Microsoft but doesn't always work!
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From: Dorking
Do you know how to view 'processes' in the task manager? Click on the top of the cpu column to list them by %age use of the cpu. That will tell you what is hogging cpu. You could do the same for memory to find out what's using most.
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Will call soon. Have not run ccleaner, and in a related thread re windows 10, there seems to be some indication that it is not always a good idea.
What I DID do was to click on that "never ten" option, and while it will take awhile to be sure, I think -- I HOPE -- that the situation has been largely corrected.
What I DID do was to click on that "never ten" option, and while it will take awhile to be sure, I think -- I HOPE -- that the situation has been largely corrected.
Last edited by finfly1; 21st June 2016 at 21:00.
