CPU Usage 100%

[angryman]

Try that XML trick see if that works.

Also is windows automatically managing the page file? If not, let it.. if it is, I would try manually changing the page file to 5 gigs.

 

[luisitomx]

Try that XML trick see if that works.

How do you do this?

 

[luisitomx]

Hi there, small question!

What is your page file sitting at right now?

You can turn this setting on and off by right-clicking the Computer icon, clicking the Advanced System Settings link, then clicking the Settings button under Performance, then the advanced tab.

My CPU is at 0% during idle, and page file is 4934MB

Please note, I have 4 gigs of RAM so my paging file is larger then someone with less RAM (yes these numbers are seperate), also, please let us know your hard drive size, so we can determine if you are able to have the required space for the paging file.

Finally, I would suggest this:

Disable the .XML file extension from being indexed in the Indexing Options control panel.

Good luck guys.

As you suggested, I removed my previous adjustments and adjusted the pagefile (manually) to the recommended setting of 4221 MB (why the system doesn't automatically set the page file to the recommended setting is beyond me) and the CPU usage dropped substantially. Core 1 alternates between aprox 60% and 95% about once per second, and core 2 alternates between 8% and 24%. I'm not sure how to change the indexing options, but I'll keep trying. Thanks!

 

[angryman]

Hi, sorry,

Just right click on your hard drive(s) properties and at the very bottom it should say "allow files on this drive to be indexed etc". Uncheck it.

It only makes the built in "search" function of windows faster.. if you do not use that feature too often to look for a file (I know I do not) then you do not need it.

You can manually set that not to index xmp files, but turning it entirely off is probably more productive.

 

[luisitomx]

Hi, sorry,

Just right click on your hard drive(s) properties and at the very bottom it should say "allow files on this drive to be indexed etc". Uncheck it.

It only makes the built in "search" function of windows faster.. if you do not use that feature too often to look for a file (I know I do not) then you do not need it.

You can manually set that not to index xmp files, but turning it entirely off is probably more productive.

I'll give it a try. Thanks!

 

[Shrako]

Sadly, i started having the same problem.
I'm using Windows 7 64x build 7057 on an Athlon 64 x2 4000+ ; 2x1GB RAM and a GF8600GT.
I tried to disable the HD Audio devise, the Gadgets and .xml file indexing. Also I checked for viruses. When I used the Minimal Safe Boot Option the problem wasn't there.
The problem itself occured when i used verifier.exe to check if all drivers are OK. The verifier asked me to reboot and when I did the CPU Usage was hitting the roof.
Suggestions?

 

[bzbatl]

I have an even weirder one.

My CPU monitors say 100% for Core1, bounces around between 50 and 100% on Core2... but when I check Task Manager, there isn't a single process above 5%. The usage certainly doesn't total even 30%.

I've disabled drivers for devices that are not in use currently (SATA PCI card, ATI video capture card, and all USB card readers).

I've disabled indexing, which took an incredibly long time.

I've updated all drivers for existing hard drives and the controllers.

I'm still at 100%, often on both Cores.

 

[serpentrk]

I had the same 100 percent cpu and after disabling HD audio drive like the others my cpu has dropped and stayed at 2% idle!!! Hooray!! I had trouble finding this because it wasn't listed under my audio section, but instead a ways down under total different category. Many thanks for who ever found this out!

I have to say I really like windows 7 and am prepared to buy it next month. Only real issue so far has been cpu usage after installation and my Norton Gaming edition 2009 is incompatible at the moment until release of final version.

 

[zigzag3143]

cpu

just installed win7 64 bit. only programs running are antivirus and firefox plus a bunch of windows related stuff necessary I guess to run the computer.

just watching the cpu monitor it stays right at 50% as it scrolls by with little bitty jumps now and then. would hate to see it if I was actually using any program that was demanding. guess I better look at this in vista 64 bit and see if its the same.

is there anyplace in windows help that explains what all that means in those meter boxes? network frequently jumps to 100% and disk to 100% as well.

Msongs

thats way high Im running half the computer with less mem and zero page file FF has 8 tabs open and search is indexing and cpu is at 24%
should be like your vista specs

Ken

 

[evilcopacel]

kill smc.exe

 

[johngalt]

Sadly, i started having the same problem.
I'm using Windows 7 64x build 7057 on an Athlon 64 x2 4000+ ; 2x1GB RAM and a GF8600GT.
I tried to disable the HD Audio devise, the Gadgets and .xml file indexing. Also I checked for viruses. When I used the Minimal Safe Boot Option the problem wasn't there.
The problem itself occured when i used verifier.exe to check if all drivers are OK. The verifier asked me to reboot and when I did the CPU Usage was hitting the roof.
Suggestions?

Honestly, for you, I'd suggest immediately moving to the RC - 7057 was by far the buggiest build I ever tried to load on my machine.

I have an even weirder one.

My CPU monitors say 100% for Core1, bounces around between 50 and 100% on Core2... but when I check Task Manager, there isn't a single process above 5%. The usage certainly doesn't total even 30%.

I've disabled drivers for devices that are not in use currently (SATA PCI card, ATI video capture card, and all USB card readers).

I've disabled indexing, which took an incredibly long time.

I've updated all drivers for existing hard drives and the controllers.

I'm still at 100%, often on both Cores.

I'd say your CPU monitor is lying. How many other CPU monitors have you looked at?

kill smc.exe

Only if you're running a Norton product....

 

[Corwin]

Hello everyone!

I'm a little bit late with my reply, but nevermind. Right now I'm running Windows 7 Professional, build 7600 (final) and I had similar problems: my CPU usage was always around 80%, on all 4 cores. Task manager didn't show any active app that used all that CPU time, and ProcExp has shown slightly elevated HW interrupts and DPC's. After snooping around the net, I found that the solution is to disable VIA firewire controller. After that, my stats were back to normal.

 

[Tri]

Hi everyone.

I've been having this problem for a while, but noticed it was only when connected to the internet.

Just went through the service list, and noticed punkbuster was hiding under 'local system'.

Disabled that annoying arse thing, and I'm idling at 1% and able to live my life.

SO if anyone has punkbuster installed, try disabling PnkBstrA and PnkBstrB in services (or removing it altogether) and see if that helps.

 

[etoile]

So I noticed after reinstalling 7, the cpu stabilized. After updating the windows updates, then the cpu went back to being crazy again. I hope they come out with an update asap to fix the cpu problem.

*edit, actually after one more restart things seems to have calmed down quite a bit!
I guess reinstalling 7 did help~

Hope this helps.

 

[msongs]

turning off email mail notification on this thread?

only way I know how is post a msg. sorry for the inconvenience.

 

[Leetalex]

hey everyone i had the same problem was running at 100% cpu usage.
the way i fixed this was i went to my services and stop "Folding@home-CPU-[1]" and
"Folding@home-CPU-[2] and that fixed my problem hope it helps you too.

 

[zigzag3143]

hey everyone i had the same problem was running at 100% cpu usage.
the way i fixed this was i went to my services and stop "Folding@home-CPU-[1]" and
"Folding@home-CPU-[2] and that fixed my problem hope it helps you too.

Hi and welcome

You posted on an old thread. Just an FYI, not many ppl come here. BTW all the distributed client software max'es out cpu unless you throttle them. It is really, really bad to use on a laptop because of heat.

I do seti@home and melted an IBM laptop that way.

Good Luck

Ken J+

 

[cooljoe]

High CPU Usage while using windows 7

I have found a soulution the issues is internet tweaks/system tweaks run tcp optimizer and do the default values thing and it should fix it.

 

[Edwinn]

Hi all,

I have the same problem and if I disable the HDMI Audio Driver, the CPU usage goes down. However, my sound is not working when I turn it off !

I have a netbook , Intel Atom Z520 1.33 GHz, 32 bit , 2G, Asus Eee Pc ...

Does anyone know what to do?

Thanks in advance,


Edwin

 

[Futix]

Something always using CPU too much

I have the same problem, but it isn't due to one problem, like some of you have. When I go to see what's using my CPU it can be anything, from svchost, to wmp, to I don't know what. It hits 100% even when I use youtube, and then it laggs.
I tried also to disable hd audio controller but I lose my sound, and it doesn't seem to help the CPU ussage. Closing the gadgets also doesn't help.
I have a dual core 2x2.33Ghz, 4gb RAM. I'm running win 7 x64 so my first opinion was that my computer was too weak so I should go on x32, but reading this kinda indicates that it won't solve the problem. Does anybody have a clue what that could be?