Solved CPU running at 100%

[JohnJ0218]

I just format both my main harddrive and the system allocation and reinstalled Windows 7 HP. My CPU is running at 50% to 100% depending on what i am doing. I have 4 gigs of ram. i cant even run minecraft on the lowest settings without any lag

 

[Ztruker]

Try a Clean Boot, see if things run better. If so follow the tutorial to identify the cause.

Perform a clean startup to determine whether background programs are interfering with your game or program

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi yep Internet explorer has some sort of bug just kill the process that goes out of control when you notice it,
I'm starting to use Pale moon more

 

[Callender]

Looks to me like the windows update memory leak that many users seem to be experiencing.

From your screenshots:

svchost.exe (netsvcs) is the cuplrit. To test - try stopping the windows update service and stop then restart the BITS service.

Does that return memory/ CPU usage to normal levels?

 

[JohnJ0218]

svchost.exe (netsvcs) seems to be the problem. When I kill it from processes, my cpu drops down to 9%. But games such as minecraft jump it back up to 100% and I get terrible lag.

 

[JohnJ0218]

Try a Clean Boot, see if things run better. If so follow the tutorial to identify the cause.

Perform a clean startup to determine whether background programs are interfering with your game or program

This is my startup.

 

[Ztruker]

Follow STep1 of the link I gave you, see how things run then.

 

[JohnJ0218]

Follow STep1 of the link I gave you, see how things run then.

I followed step one and nothing was running by microsoft processes on start up. This is how it runs with Minecraft running.

 

[Callender]

svchost.exe (netsvcs) seems to be the problem. When I kill it from processes, my cpu drops down to 9%. But games such as minecraft jump it back up to 100% and I get terrible lag.

I meant stop the windows update service to test. (Possibly also restart BITS) - Not kill svchost.exe!

That's just to see if memory usage returms to normal levels. If it doesn't then it's not the problem.

Minecraft - I know nothing about it.

Other than that stick with ZTrucker's advice.

 

[JohnJ0218]

svchost.exe (netsvcs) seems to be the problem. When I kill it from processes, my cpu drops down to 9%. But games such as minecraft jump it back up to 100% and I get terrible lag.

I meant stop the windows update service to test. (Possibly also restart BITS) - Not kill svchost.exe!

That's just to see if memory usage returms to normal levels. If it doesn't then it's not the problem.

Minecraft - I know nothing about it.

Other than that stick with ZTrucker's advice.

this is windows update service off.

 

[JohnJ0218]

Also Command Prompt is not giving me Administrative Privilages to resart BITS.

 

[GokAy]

Try running cmd as admin (start menu search - cmd - right click when it shows and "run as administrator")

 

[Callender]

Start> Run

type

services.msc

try stopping / starting services that way.

Windows Update (wuauserv)
BITS (Background Intelligent Transfer Service)

You should be able to stop both to test.

Also check your account level.

Start> Run

type

netplwiz

Press Enter

Highlight your username and choose "Properties" then "Group Membership"

 

[JohnJ0218]

Try running cmd as admin (start menu search - cmd - right click when it shows and "run as administrator")

This is what happened when I ran as admin and reset bits.

 

[JohnJ0218]

Start> Run

type

services.msc

try stopping / starting services that way.

Windows Update (wuauserv)
BITS (Background Intelligent Transfer Service)

You should be able to stop both to test.

Also check your account level.

Start> Run

type

netplwiz

Press Enter

Highlight your username and choose "Properties" then "Group Membership"

This is what happened after I turned off windows update and BITS.

 

[JohnJ0218]

Ztruker, GokAy, and Callender, this all helped to bring my cpu down to normal. I am putting this as solved. Looks to be an issue that the processor just can't handle Minecraft. Thanks to all of y'all.