[SOLVED] High CPU usage because of certain Windows (10) processes.

[vajkrem122]

Hi,

I have a problem with my CPU usage.
(the CPU I'm using is Intel Core i5 2500 3.30GHz)
My PC is relatively new, I got it a few weeks ago and I had no problems with it, CPU usage was at 1-10% when I wasn't doing anything on the computer.
But now it's 90-100% when I'm doing nothing, the temperature ranges from 62-68°C, and when I'm playing something it's around 70°C so I think that's normal.

It just started suddenly, I was playing a game two days ago and it started lagging, I restarted the PC and it just wouldn't go down from then.

The processes that are using my CPU are:
WMI Provider Host,
Microsoft Software Protection Platform
and System.

It's always just one of them, never more than one.
I tried scanning with antivirus, I cleaned my processor and added new thermal paste (there was some dust in there) but it didn't help at all.

I've seen many people suggesting to try stuff with Registry Editor but reading the comments it doesn't seem to work.

Could it help if I resetted my Windows to factory settings and deleted everything?
Should I install Windows 7?

I personally don't think it's because of the processor because it started happening out of nowhere.

Thanks for your help.

 

[rhelmar1]

I would start with doing a factory reset. No need to downgrade to windows 7

 

[drea.drechsler]

Hi,

I have a problem with my CPU usage.
....
I've seen many people suggesting to try stuff with Registry Editor but reading the comments it doesn't seem to work.

Windows 10 has been increasingly biasing towards more running processes, and running them more aggressively. Mostly because that's what they want it to do but what allows them to are these highly threaded CPU's coming onto the field in increasing numbers in recent months. And, of course, you know we all receive updates regularly with Win10 so it only makes sense it could have happened suddenly with a recent update in your case.

There are quite a few ways to recover some of the lost snap, but they generally involve disabling various services (like disk indexing) that run in the background or editing the power plan and process priorities. Many do not require delving into the mysteries of the registry, but some do which it seems you're a bit loath to do. The problem is on older hardware this is what you wind up having to do as the OS marches on, like it or not.

Point is: you could do a Windows10 repair install (which doesn't blow away existing apps or files) or even a clean re-install and wind up in the same situation after all the updates have (finally) posted.

You could also transition to Linux which can be amazing even on old hardware. Switching to Win7 is not a good option; MS just throws fixes out there to keep it running without being easily exploited but with no effort spent to optimize them. So unless you want to be increasingly a target for viruses, by refusing to update, it will inevitably experience even worse performance rot until finally all updates cease.

Lastly be aware of the System Idle Process. It can appear to be utilizing the processor, but it is exactly as it says: an idle process. Meaning it's really idle and only reduces when the processor is actually active doing something.