Hi!
This evening my MSI GL72 6QD laptop, got really, really slow out of nowhere. Entering task manager, I soon found out why. CPU usage was close to 100%. Even when not operating any program, it will spike to 100% for short periods of time. Any program I open will cause it to go straight to 100% (or close).
It also seems to be more memory usage than usual.
It sounds like the fan is working overtime as well.
I have tried scanning for malware and viruses (Bitdefender and Windows defender offline scan). The scans found nothing.
So I then turn here for advice - what could be the problem? Is my entire laptop dying? Why? What can I do?
Photo of Task manager
This evening my MSI GL72 6QD laptop, got really, really slow out of nowhere. Entering task manager, I soon found out why. CPU usage was close to 100%. Even when not operating any program, it will spike to 100% for short periods of time. Any program I open will cause it to go straight to 100% (or close).
It also seems to be more memory usage than usual.
It sounds like the fan is working overtime as well.
I have tried scanning for malware and viruses (Bitdefender and Windows defender offline scan). The scans found nothing.
So I then turn here for advice - what could be the problem? Is my entire laptop dying? Why? What can I do?
Photo of Task manager