 | |
| |
| 23 Dec 2012 | #1 |
| | CPU stuck @ 100% unless task manager is open I'm not sure why, but my CPU has been stuck at 100% load all the time for the past couple of weeks. I have a core temp gadget running to monitor it, and have been trying to figure out what happened. I have uninstalled all games and apps that were installed since the problem occurred, eliminated all unnecessary processes, ran avast, malwarebytes, ccleaner, and spyware S&D. I started getting nvidia driver crashes as, so i updated those and am still getting them. My system idle process was running pretty high. It was showing 98% system usage in task manager, and the cpu usage will show in the 50's. It has recently started happening that all 4 cores on my cpu are stuck at 100% unless the task manager is opened. As soon as it opens, that cores all drop down to 1-5%. The main reason I'm concerned about it, is the temperatures of the cores. Normal temps are high 20's to low 30's. But without task manager opened, the temps are up in the 50's. I'm trying to avoid having to wipe and start over, but if it'll save my cpu from baking I'll have to. Any ideas? Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit i5-2500k Gigabyte z68ma-d2h-b3 8gb 1600mhz gtx 460 Xonar Essence STX Samsung 830 256gb (os & games) Seagate 2tb (media & storage) |
My System Specs | |
| 23 Dec 2012 | #2 |
| | Hello meeklo062704 and Welcome to Seven Forums, Someone else recently reported the same type of problem. It seems it was caused by a Trojan that hides itself when Task Manager is opened. Take a look at this thread, especially the links in Post # 18. CPU Usage @ 100% Hope this helps, David Last edited by DavidW7ncus; 23 Dec 2012 at 06:18 PM.. Reason: spelling correction |
| My System Specs |
| 23 Dec 2012 | #3 |
| | I helped someone with this same problem same suggestion, same solution. seems this virus is getting around... CPU behaving strange, running at 100%, unless Task manager is open follow the steps listed in the microsoft forums post: Quote: posted by Ishurean on the answers.microsoft forum 1/ Open the Task Manager (and let if open) 2/ Go in C:\Windows\System32 and delete "igfxupdate.exe" 3/ Go in C:\Windows\SysWOW64 and check if "igfxupdate.exe" is also here, if yes delete it 4/ Open the windows services management console Start > Execute > services.msc or Start > type "services.msc" in the search bar (Windows 7) 5/ Look for "Search Indexer" -> Right click -> Properties and change the "Automatic" into "Disabled" 6/ Reboot 7/ Open the Windows CMD as an Administrator Start > type "cmd" in the search bar (Windows 7) -> Right click -> Run as an Administrator 8-> Type "sc delete SearchIndexer" then hit Enter |
| My System Specs |
| . |
| |
| 23 Dec 2012 | #4 |
| | Thanks for the quick and correct answer to both of you. I made the mistake of going to tomshardware originally for the answer...... oops. That solved the problem quickly and easily. So from now on, I know where to go for help. 'Cause I actually got help instead of 100 views and nothing else. |
| My System Specs |
| 23 Dec 2012 | #5 |
| | You're welcome, and glad you got it fixed. Happy Holidays  |
| My System Specs |
 |
CPU stuck @ 100% unless task manager is open problems?
| Thread Tools | |
| Similar help and support threads for: CPU stuck @ 100% unless task manager is open | ||||
| Thread | Forum | |||
 CPU behaving strange, running at 100%, unless Task manager is open | Performance & Maintenance | |||
| CPU fan runs loud until I open task manager | BSOD Help and Support | |||
| Game runs from Task Manager with New Task, not from shortcut or exe | Gaming | |||
| Programs don't install until I open Task Manager | Software | |||
| Mutliple Outlook 2003 instance in task tray and task manager | Microsoft Office | |||
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:19 AM.
