CPU usage keeps shooting up to 100% for no reason?

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    darkizzle said:
    Ah I see. I'll do that right now (install MSE). Should I uninstall AVG too?

    Edit: Oh, duh. Stupid question.
    AVG was once as lean and mean as Avast (and now MSE), but has become problematic and unrecommended by tech enthusiasts in recent years.

    You'll need to root out the entries in Registry manually after uninstall from Programs and Features. Here's how:


    To delete all registry keys with reference to AVG , run Registry Editor (regedit). Navigate to the following registry key branches:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AVG
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AVG8Uninstall
    Right click on AVG and AVG8Uninstall respectively, and select Delete to remove the AVG related registry keys. These are two known registry keys that installed by AVG, and should only be removed if there is no longer any AVG programs installed on the PC. User can also click on Edit menu and use Find command to search for AVG related registry keys, but make sure to use common sense to identify which keys is belonged to AVG and which is not. For example, “AVGeneralNotification” is system added key, and should not be deleted.
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  2. Posts : 1,614
    Windows 7 Pro & Vista Home Premium
       #12

    As Jonathon asked, a screen shot would be of help to use.

    Make sure to expand the Task Manager windows so e can see all item clearly, including their path.

    Noe kick on the memory tab which wili show you what progan is using the most amount of memory,
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  3. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #13

    Okay, I had actually thought it had gone for awhile after I uninstalled Ad-aware. But no, its back. With a vengeance. I'm getting lag just from typing this lol. I don't have the first clue where to begin looking for this, so here the shots of the taskmanager and one from process explorer. Hope someone can figure it out...I cant live like this...

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  4. Posts : 210
    Windows 7 Ultimate
       #14

    I had this problem for a bit, until I found that it was a desktop gadget periodically updating, snagging all my cpu, then releasing. My gadget was one that tracked drive space across all my hard drives, and provided a handy link to them on the desktop. I have since let it go.. Just offering this up as something to check..
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  5. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #15

    A gadget? Can you be more specific please?
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  6. Posts : 4,772
    Windows 7 Ultimate - 64-bit | Windows 8 Pro - 64-bit
       #16

    Hi Darkizzle,

    Seems like wmiprvse.exe is taking your memory ... I did a search found that Imon 7.77 used tp cause some problems ... Do you use that ??
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  7. Posts : 210
    Windows 7 Ultimate
       #17

    A desktop gadget... Do you have any desktop gadgets running.. If so, try closing them one at a time, and see if the problem goes away.. Just something to try..
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #18

    Imon 7.77? I've never even heard of such a thing let alone use it! I googled it and there are others who are having the same problem with wmiprvse...how do I get rid of it?

    EDIT: I can't seem to kill it with the task manager. Figures. So I how to get rid of it permanently?
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  9. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #19

    Ok, now its happening about 20 minutes after startup...every time!! This is getting ridiculous...
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  10. Posts : 4,772
    Windows 7 Ultimate - 64-bit | Windows 8 Pro - 64-bit
       #20

    darkizzle said:
    Ok, now its happening about 20 minutes after startup...every time!! This is getting ridiculous...
    I truly apologize for inconvenience. I guess we cannot kill that because i saw you Task Manager and you are using SQL Server and WMI(Windows Management Instrumentation) is one of the dependencies. Maybe you could try to rebuild them i will attach a bat file

    WMIfix.bat

    Download this bat file then Right Click on it and Run as Administrator

    It will ask you whether you need to shutdown the Firewall and you could agree for that. Once it's done reboot the system.

    Also run the HijackThis and post the log

    Hope that helps
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