Why does my cpu goes go high for no reason

[ImBluffin]

i have nothing running to cause it and when i run steam games my frames will go from 60 to 20 for like 5 secs and it will happen again and again every like 30 secs

Caught it while just running agar.io -> Gyazo - 1aa8de9d87d59e1025ef66f023ecc73c.png <- as you can see nothing shows what is causing it to spike Please Help!

 

[UsernameIssues]

You are not showing processes from other users (i.e. SYSTEM, LOCAL SERVICE, NETWORK SERVICE...)

 

[ImBluffin]

Gyazo - 76772e34d4131d14a8be20165f588d98.png

 

[Boozad]

Can you upload screenshots directly to the forum please. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html

 

[coyote455]

Set Windows Update to "Check for updates, but let me choose whether to download and install them".
This is the first thing I do after installing Windows. It is prone to run the CPU at 100% if you let it download updates automatically.

 

[ImBluffin]

it wont let me upload the gyazo picture url so i post in reply and i did as you said coyote but my frames still drop in game for no reason but not only in game something is spiking it to go so high but i cant find out what thats what i need help on willing to use teamviewer if anyone can help?

 

[Ztruker]

Try a different browser. Chrome can cause this kind of problem sometimes.

Try Firefox, IE, Opera, Bluemoon, Waterfox .....

To test, close all Chrome windows so it's not running or better yet, uninstall it.

 

[UsernameIssues]

Gyazo - 76772e34d4131d14a8be20165f588d98.png

it wont let me upload the gyazo picture url so i post in reply and i did as you said coyote but my frames still drop in game for no reason but not only in game something is spiking it to go so high but i cant find out what thats what i need help on willing to use teamviewer if anyone can help?

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html

The tutorial walks you thru the steps needed to save a screenshot to a file and upload that file to these forums as an attachment to your posts. There is no need to involve gyazo in that process. Some forum members are not comfortable visiting image hosting websites. In some cases, images hosting websites are blocked by antivirus apps.

Here is your latest screenshot as an attachment to this forum:



That screenshot shows only 5% of the CPU is being used. All that I can suggest is to always keep Task Manager running. Have Task Manager set to always show tasks from all users. Then wait for the high CPU usage to occur again. Grab a screenshot of that high usage and maybe we can help you spot the cause.

 

[UsernameIssues]

Try a different browser. Chrome can cause this kind of problem sometimes.

Try Firefox, IE, Opera, Bluemoon, Waterfox .....

To test, close all Chrome windows so it's not running or better yet, uninstall it.

Did you mean Pale Moon?
https://www.palemoon.org/palemoon-win64.shtml

 

[Ztruker]

Yes, I did. Isn't Bluemoon an IPA?

 

[UsernameIssues]

Yes, I did. Isn't Bluemoon an IPA?

Yes, but it is also a browser theme - just not a browser

 

[ImBluffin]

what ya dont get is that a program isnt causing it to spike so no point in taking pictures of processes ive starred at it long enough to conclude it

 

[Layback Bear]

From your System Specs.

Hard Drives Drive C: Description Local Fixed Disk Compressed No File System NTFS Size 451.01 GB (484,272,263,168 bytes) Free Space 241.25 GB (259,043,958,784 bytes) Volume Name OS Volume

Could you explain what is Compressed and why?

 

[UsernameIssues]

You stated in your original post that you "have nothing running to cause it". But then you posted a screenshot of Task Manager which showed relatively high CPU usage and an incomplete list of processes. I was suggesting that you show us the complete list when the CPU usage is high.

You are convinced that Task Manager shows this CPU usage on the tab named Performance without showing you the image that is causing the high usage on the tab named Processes. I've never seen such. I'm not saying that it does not happen. I'm just saying that I've never seen that happen.

There are infections that can hide themselves from Task Manager, but I would think that these infections would not show up on any tab within Task Manager. Their CPU usage would be hidden from Task Manager. But I could be wrong about that.

Layback Bear raises an excellent question about compressed files. I wonder what process would show a high CPU usage while it was decompressing files to be used or compressing files after they are written to.

 

[ImBluffin]

no idk what but if it is causing this and doesnt have any use in the computer ill delete it

 

[UsernameIssues]

ImBluffin,
Can you please answer Layback Bear's question?

From your System Specs.

Hard Drives Drive C: Description Local Fixed Disk Compressed No File System NTFS Size 451.01 GB (484,272,263,168 bytes) Free Space 241.25 GB (259,043,958,784 bytes) Volume Name OS Volume

Could you explain what is Compressed and why?

 

[ImBluffin]

no i cant because i dont know how to figure out how to know it

 

[UsernameIssues]

By default, Windows Explorer should show compressed folders and compressed files using blue letters. Folders/files that are not compressed are normally labeled with black letters. Are most of the folders and files on your C drive compressed? Are the two Program Files folders compressed? How about the Windows folders and its sub-folders?

 

[ImBluffin]

how bout we skype and i screen share and you can see for yourself

 

[UsernameIssues]

Perhaps others can take you up on the offer to Skype. I don't have/want that on this company owned laptop.