cpu usage

Svchost.exe running at 50% cpu usage

Q:I had a friend over looking stuff up on the net on my system. One of the sites he was on was infected but my antivirus blocked it. When I restarted my computer it was running at a constant 50% cpu usage. I went to task manager and saw one of my svchost.exe running at 50%. I closed it out then my cpu restarted on its own. When I got back on its still running at 50%. I tried scanning for virus and malware but it showed up as nothing. I used avast and malwarebytes. A:svchost is part of the...

Fix Explorer.exe High CPU Usage Problem While Opening A Folder Containing Corrupted .wav Files In Windows 7

Q:Sometimes when I open a folder having corrupted .wav files on a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 PC, my PC may become sluggish and impossible to operate. Slowly PC freezes. A:This is because of explorer.exe process utilizing 100% of CPU memory. The problem is also seen while opening corrupted .wav files using Windows Media Player. WMP stops responding and it’s wmplayer.exe process generates high CPU usage. This issue has been reported by Microsoft and they have released an update...

Why does my Windows XP machine’s CPU usage climb to 100 percent when I right-click a file or folder within Windows Explorer?

Q:Why does my Windows XP machine's CPU usage climb to 100 percent when I right-click a file or folder within Windows Explorer A：TO slove this problem,you can: Start the Control Panel Display applet. Select the Appearance tab. Click Effects, then clear the "Use the following transition effect for menus and tooltips" check box. Click OK to close all dialog boxes. Another solution that often works is to left-click the file or folder before right-clicking to display the context...

A few tricks to solve 100 Percent CPU Usage

There are several ways to help stop 100 percent CPU usage. You need to monitor and control your computer's heart (the CPU) and its blood (its usage), because the heart that always frantically beats faster, faster and faster--at 100 percent--won't last long. Step 1 Right-click on any open space on your computer's taskbar. Step 2 Select "Task Manager" and press "Enter." Step 3 Select "View" from the Taskbar Manager's pull-down menu. Notice the graphs for all CPUs if more than...

100 Percent CPU Usage Occurs When You Print on an LPT Printer Port

When you print on an LPT printer port, 100 percent CPU usage occurs until the print job is completed. This slows down other programs until the print job is completed. In some case, other programs may slow down enough that they seem completely unresponsive. This behavior affects all power users who have many programs running at one time. This behavior is by design. This behavior occurs because Windows does not have interrupt support for LPT printers. To work around this behavior, print...