My laptop is often spiking to 100% CPU usage and always > 10%, with a physical memory to 25% + even though I have no programs running

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• Why my always 100% CPU usage and what is RegSvcs.exe uses 50% of it?

  Hi people,

  I think I need urgent help though.

  Recently, I thought I downloaded malware that is injected with the Trojan horse. And now, I believe that the Trojan horse lies in my computer. I did this because my CPU usage is always at 100% even when I just restarted my com. Initially, I found there was a program called dgen.exe running in my computer to a 60% of CPU usage. Never so, I remove the dgen.exe from my computer but I don't know if I remove it entirely. Now, I'll have another program called RegSvcs.exe in my computer operating at 50 percent CPU usage. I googled out and it says it may or may not be required by windows and it could be a trojan virus as well. That's why there at - it anyone who can enlighten me on this?

  I have to delete or to update or something?

  Thank you.

  Kind regards.

  PHMEC

  By far, this is related to the Malwarebytes with steam being far behind.  Your Cpu & your HD and combination of slow down the computer.

  I would remove MBAM at least to test

  

• Recently FireFox often caused 100% CPU usage and locks until it finishes the process (the different). Clear the cookies/cache did not help. Any ideas?

  Windows 2000 SP4, 1 g RAM, Firefox version 9.0.1
  We keep IE6 and Firefox open simultaneously to 2 different email accounts. Firefox has always been much faster even with 3 or 4 tabs open, but for the past few weeks trying to update a screen suddenly CPU goes to 100% usage and of course nothing will move until the process is complete. Close one or more tabs does not help. If I close Firefox completely using the task processor Manager goes back down to zero. After restarting Firefox CPU use may or may not go back to the top as he tries to continue the previous task which has been lock him up.
  He did this with Firefox 3.6, but still it did not happen immediately after the 9.0.1 update either.

  Hi vbolton,

  Have you looked at the Knowledge Base article Firefox using too much memory (RAM) - how to fix the or Firefox using too many resources CPU - how to fix? There is a lot of information in there.

  Hope this helps!

• How can I restore my laptop to Vista using my D drive, even though I have Server 2008 running on it now?

  My Gateway T-1616 laptop comes with Windows Vista Edition Home Premium on it.  I installed the beta version of Windows 7, when it first came out.  When the beta ran out, I installed Windows Server 2008.  I now want to restore the originally Vista laptop using the recovery partition (drive D :).

  How can I do this?

  I tried to use: Support technique Gateway .  But, this doesn't seem to work.  The indications are assuming that the computer has installed Vista.  This isn't.  There now Server2008.  TheOptions system recovery screendoes does not include an option forRecovery Manager .

  The three options I have on the screen "System Recovery Options " are:

  (1) System Image recovery

  (2) Windows Memory Diagnostic

  (3) command prompt

  How should I proceed?
  

  My Gateway T-1616 laptop comes with Windows Vista Edition Home Premium on it.  I installed the beta version of Windows 7, when it first came out.  When the beta ran out, I installed Windows Server 2008.  I now want to restore the originally Vista laptop using the recovery partition (drive D :).

  How can I do this?

  I tried to use: Support technique Gateway .  But, this doesn't seem to work.  The indications are assuming that the computer has installed Vista.  This isn't.  There now Server2008.  TheOptions system recovery screendoes does not include an option forRecovery Manager .

  The three options I have on the screen "System Recovery Options " are:

  (1) System Image recovery

  (2) Windows Memory Diagnostic

  (3) command prompt

  How should I proceed?
  

  Hey JHollingsworthAZ

  support of Gateway contact by mail or phone for instructions on how to use the recovery partition or to buy a vista recovery disc reinstall vista

  Walter, the time zone traveller

• 100% cpu usage

  my computer has 2002 SP3 microsoft windows xp and has 100% cpu usage, and I don't know if I can fix it.

  Iexplore is mem usage more. The computer is so slow.

  Please help me

  Thank you

  Teresa

  I think first we should know something on your system, then you should run some respectable malware removal tools and then only start troubleshooting of any problems (unless you just want to start guessing and try things).

  Because the Microsoft Answers forum does not have any kind of information system request when a new question is asked, we know almost nothing about your system.  Not knowing the basic information a problem prolongs the frustration and the agony of these issues.

  Thank you MS Answers, allowing the resolution of simple problems as frustrating and a lot of time as possible.

  Provide information on your system, the better you can:

  What is your system brand and model?

  What is your Internet browser and version?

  Your system's disks IDE or SATA drives?

  Describe your current antivirus and software anti malware situation: McAfee, Symantec, Norton, Spybot, AVG, Avira!, MSE, Panda, Trend Micro, CA, Defender, ZoneAlarm, PC Tools, Comodo, etc..

  The question was preceded by a loss of power, aborted reboot or abnormal termination?  (this includes the plug pulling, buttons power, remove the battery, etc.)

  The afflicted system has a working CD/DVD (internal or external) drive?

  You have a genuine XP installation CD bootable, which is the same Service as your installed Service Pack (this is not the same as any recovery CD provided with your system)?

  If the system works, what do you think might have changed since the last time it did not work properly?

  No matter what you use to antivirus/antimalware protection please follow these steps:

  Download, install, update and do a full scan with these free malware detection programs at:
  Malwarebytes (MMFA): http://malwarebytes.org/
  SUPERAntiSpyware: (SAS): http://www.superantispyware.com/
  They can be uninstalled later if you wish.

• Svchost.exe causing 100% cpu usage during the update of windows, even when disconnected.

  I recently had to re - install windows xp on a new hard drive for replacement. My version of xp home edition, SP2 OEM installation disc. (This is ith group included IE6)

  Once installed and running, could access windows update.

  Read all the threads associated etc. and installed SP3, disc after downloading microsoft on another pc. Installed after three trys, first two caused various mistakes, but third attempt seems OK!

  I've also updated the IE6 to IE8, as some sites obviously did not work properly with the older browser.

  Now go do the automatic updates, or log for manual updates... BUT!

  During the process, my cpu fan comes on fast and permanently! The CPU usage is showing that 100%, pc slows to crawl, the mouse becomes slow etc.

  This has never happened before on this machine before you reinstall clean, he had already automatically updated to SP3 and went very well, it was some time ago, before the failure of hard drive, and it has never had this problem!

  Only since having to do a cleaning manual update and re - install.

  The culprit seems to be svchost.exe, once it is used by the update, running the cpu at 100% and continues to do so EVEN after stopping the service, until I manually stop with the Task Manager!

  The svchost.exe instance showing a high is use: SYSTEM.

  According to the files of help here, it is a known issue and a fix KB927891 was issued for SP2, but this should NOT be necessary for SP3, and in fact difficulty used to perform anyway under SP3!

  Ideas for a guy to fix?

  I appreciate the support for XP runs out quickly, and after this update of windows will be redundant, but in the meantime it is always useful!

  Also if I turn off the automatic updates, how can I stop this annoying popup warning bubble?... I can't live without updating, but this bubble nag drives you nuts! :)

  OK just a update, now running cool and 100% auto update and manual update... How? I hear you ask...

  Well I had a beer and a reflection and came to the conclusion, it must be 'order' in which I updated the clean installation of XP.

  Origin, I loaded the old OEM disc new hard disk, loaded the drivers etc, then stop at windows update for updated files.

  Who told me my old incompatible browser and suggested an upgrade.

  I downloaded and installed IE8... still no joy, reading the forums comments I downloaded and installed SP3... which SEEMED to work, BUT then all the hassle of cpu to 100% with the automatic update and updated manual on the windows don't update site!

  So I just gritted my teeth, formatted the drive, another OEM of XP Home Edition SP2 installation loaded the drivers, installed a copy saved to SP3 and after restarting, THEN installed a saved copy of IE8 and THEN trotted off the coast to the windows update site... low and behold, it the connection without problem, did a search, and required updates appeared on the screen without delay all 123 of them...! :)

  Did the updates, restarted and everything was fine, updates automatic in market and left the machine, after about 30 minutes appears the yellow shield, and it downloads a couple more update files without problem.

  All this time I followed the via the Task Manager CPU usage and the strange spike waited 100% apartment, it was on average from 5 to 20%!...so a great improvement has this effect, by simply changing the order of the updates installed from the original! SP3 IE before IE8.

  May not work for all have to do a clean install because of the HD failed, but its worked for me, and I am once more a "happy bunny!

  Dave was soon.

• Older games causes rundll32.exe to open and 100% CPU usage

  Gameux.dll, Rundll32.exe, the CPU usage and no internet! : D what a pleasure!

  From some (mostly older) games rundll32.exe causes opening with Gameux.dll and is 100% of the CPU usage. I know that it's because she's trying to connect to internet, I did not. What is my alternative to make my games work again! I want to delete game explore all together, but Microsoft didn't really care to add such an option. If I can't find out tomorrow night, I'm going to start in a 2nd OS and delete the dll, and if Win7 stops working, I will be switching back to Windows XP.

  All the solutions!

  I thought it was a pretty well known problem that the Games Explorer does not work in offline mode? He opened Rundll32.exe to run Gameux.dll and idling with 100% use of a nucleus. I think that this problem has been around since the beginning of Windows Vista (or at least since the dawn of Windows 7, not tried this problem under vista).

  WHAT, for anyone reading this in the future (Google or otherwise), I found a Solution. (Not a pretty, I take no responsibility, but it worked twice for me).

  I went into the registry (Regedit.exe)
  CTRL + F (find)
  Looking for the GameUX,
  and whenever she finds one, I deleted it. excluding results within areas such as "{xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx}", no need to remove those. but all other entries GameUX, including directories (not sure of the term suitable for registry entries)

  Anyway, long story short, I fixed it by removing each entry in registry GameUX that I could find. all games work now, even offline! : D

• Why did FireFox flash black and then cause a huge CPU usage and crash?

  I don't know if this has been asked before, but on Windows 7, FireFox will cause a high CPU usage and the black flash and then crash. No idea why? Acceleration is disabled for the options and flash.

  Would help if we could read your Crash reports.

  Please follow the steps below to provide us with crash IDs to help us learn more about your accident.

  1. Enter Subject: hangs in the Firefox address bar and press ENTER. A list of submitted Crash reports will appear, similar to the one shown below.
  2. Copy the 5 most recent report ID that begins with a bp - then go back to your forum question and paste the ID into the box of "Post a reply".

  Note: If a recent report ID does not begin with bp - click it to present the report.

  (Please do not take a screenshot of your plant, just copy and paste the ID.) The image below is just an example of what your Firefox screen should look like).

  

  More information and additional troubleshooting steps are in the article Firefox plant - troubleshoot and prevent assistance fixing crashes .

• How to check the CPU usage and paging using LabVIEW

  Hi guys,.

  I build an application that is used to check the CPU usage and paging using LabVIEW. How can I do?

  any help, suggestions or advice will be greatly appreciated...

  Kind regards

  Prashant

  Hello

  If you plan to build your app for Windows, you can use .NET classes. (System.PerformanceCounter), there is a simple example with LabVIEW:

  C:\Program NIUninstaller Instruments\LabVIEW 2010\examples\comm\dotnet\SimpleTaskMonitor.llb

  

  Also, you have several screws that you can use to verify information about the processor.

  

  Kind regards

• Vista goes to 50% CPU usage and connects the computer for hours after the beginning

  Original title: Vista processor

  Stupid Vista goes to 50% CPU usage and connects the computer for hours after the start.  Cannot run anything with any request of CPU without getting bogged down and crashing.  It is not windows defender, I suspend this service and the machine is ok for another 1/2 hour, them I'm up to 50% of the CPU.  The idle process said Task Manager is > 90%, still indicates 50% CPU usage and the cooling fan looks like a 747 taking off.  Should I just pull the machine and go for Linux, or what?  Cannot run games or whatever it is, totally disgusted with vista of POS and microsoft can it Deep and do not get windows 7, it is probably worse.  Is that all I can turn off to get the same performance than, say, windows 3.1?  It would be preferable to the current situation.  MSCKMA.

  Hello

  What antivirus/antispyware/security products do you have on the machine? Be one you have NEVER
  on this machine, including those you have uninstalled (they leave leftovers behind which can cause
  strange problems).

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  Follow these steps:

  Start - type this in the search box-> find COMMAND at the top and RIGHT CLICK – RUN AS ADMIN

  Enter this at the command prompt - sfc/scannow

  How to analyze the log file entries that the Microsoft Windows Resource Checker (SFC.exe) program
  generates in Windows Vista cbs.log
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/928228

  Also run CheckDisk, so we cannot exclude as much as possible of the corruption.

  How to run the check disk at startup in Vista
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-check-disk-Chkdsk.html

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  After the foregoing:

  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135
  How to troubleshoot performance issues in Windows Vista
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950685

  Optimize the performance of Microsoft Windows Vista
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/959062
  To see everything that is in charge of startup - wait a few minutes with nothing to do - then right-click
  Taskbar - the Task Manager process - take a look at stored by - Services - this is a quick way
  reference (if you have a small box at the bottom left - show for all users, then check that).

  How to check and change Vista startup programs
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/79612-startup-programs-enable-disable.html

  A quick check to see that load method 2 is - using MSCONFIG then put a list of
  those here.
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  Tools that should help you:

  Process Explorer - free - find out what files, key of registry and other objects processes have opened.
  What DLLs they have loaded and more. This exceptionally effective utility will show you even who has
  each process.
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/Sysinternals/bb896653.aspx

  Autoruns - free - see what programs are configured to start automatically when you start your system
  and you log in. Autoruns also shows you the full list of registry and file locations where applications can
  Configure auto-start settings.
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx
  Process Monitor - Free - monitor the system files, registry, process, thread and DLL real-time activity.
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/Sysinternals/bb896645.aspx

  There are many excellent free tools from Sysinternals
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/Sysinternals/default.aspx

  -Free - WhatsInStartUP this utility displays the list of all applications that are loaded automatically
  When Windows starts. For each request, the following information is displayed: Type of startup (registry/Startup folder), Command - Line String, the product name, Version of the file, the name of the company;
  Location in the registry or the file system and more. It allows you to easily disable or remove unwanted
  a program that runs in your Windows startup.
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/what_run_in_startup.html

  There are many excellent free tools to NirSoft
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/index.html

  Window Watcher - free - do you know what is running on your computer? Maybe not. The window
  Watcher says it all, reporting of any window created by running programs, if the window
  is visible or not.
  http://www.KarenWare.com/PowerTools/ptwinwatch.asp

  Many excellent free tools and an excellent newsletter at Karenware
  http://www.KarenWare.com/

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  Vista and Windows 7 updated drivers love then here's how update the most important.

  This is my generic how updates of appropriate driver:

  This utility, it is easy see which versions are loaded:

  -Free - DriverView utility displays the list of all device drivers currently loaded on your system.
  For each driver in the list, additional useful information is displayed: load address of the driver,
  Description, version, product name, company that created the driver and more.
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/DriverView.html

  For drivers, visit manufacturer of emergency system and of the manufacturer of the device that are the most common.
  Control Panel - device - Graphics Manager - note the brand and complete model
  your video card - double - tab of the driver - write version information. Now, click on update
  Driver (this can do nothing as MS is far behind the certification of drivers) - then right-click.
  Uninstall - REBOOT it will refresh the driver stack.

  Repeat this for network - card (NIC), Wifi network, sound, mouse, and keyboard if 3rd party
  with their own software and drivers and all other main drivers that you have.

  Now in the system manufacturer (Dell, HP, Toshiba as examples) site (in a restaurant), peripheral
  Site of the manufacturer (Realtek, Intel, Nvidia, ATI, for example) and get their latest versions. (Look for
  BIOS, Chipset and software updates on the site of the manufacturer of the system here.)

  Download - SAVE - go to where you put them - right click - RUN AD ADMIN - REBOOT after
  each installation.

  Always check in the Device Manager - drivers tab to be sure the version you actually install
  presents itself. This is because some restore drivers before the most recent is installed (sound card drivers
  in particular that) so to install a driver - reboot - check that it is installed and repeat as
  necessary.

  Repeat to the manufacturers - BTW in the DO NOT RUN THEIR SCANNER device - check
  manually by model.

  Look at the sites of the manufacturer for drivers - and the manufacturer of the device manually.
  http://pcsupport.about.com/od/driverssupport/HT/driverdlmfgr.htm

  How to install a device driver in Vista Device Manager
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/193584-Device-Manager-install-driver.html

  If you update the drivers manually, then it's a good idea to disable the facilities of driver under Windows
  Updates, that leaves about Windows updates but it will not install the drivers that will be generally
  older and cause problems. If updates offers a new driver and then HIDE it (right click on it), then
  get new manually if you wish.

  How to disable automatic driver Installation in Windows Vista - drivers
  http://www.AddictiveTips.com/Windows-Tips/how-to-disable-automatic-driver-installation-in-Windows-Vista/
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730606 (WS.10) .aspx

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  Refer to these discussions because many more excellent advice however don't forget to check your antivirus
  programs, the main drivers and BIOS update and also solve the problems with the cleanboot method
  first.

  Problems with the overall speed of the system and performance
  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/slow_windows_performance/en-us

  Performance and Maintenance Tips
  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/w7performance/thread/19e5d6c3-BF07-49ac-a2fa-6718c988f125

  Explorer Windows stopped working
  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/w7performance/thread/6ab02526-5071-4DCC-895F-d90202bad8b3

  Hope these helps.

  Rob Brown - MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Bike - Mark Twain said it right.

• I get the blue screen in the LR development mode, even though I have updated the driver for the graphics card on this new laptop. It's an AMD Radeon R5 M335 4 GB memory DDR3, core i7 6th gen processor. What should do?

  Hi guys, I get the blue screen in the LR development mode, even though I have updated the driver for the graphics card on this new laptop. It's an AMD Radeon R5 M335 4 GB memory DDR3, core i7 6th gen processor. What should do? Thank you

  This Eizo has a normal resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels. I expect not to see a lot of benefits of using the GPU. You really see the advantage to screens that are at least 4K (3840 x 2160 pixels) or more. On small screens, you can see some benefits with smoother updates if you ONLY use the base sliders to develop. If you use brushes, turning on the GPU can actually slow you down a bit. In most cases, loading images in develop is also slower when you activated! There are a few illustrative notes to an engineer from Adobe that you can read here: notes for Lightroom CC GPU (2015) in order to better understand what is happening. Currently, in most cases, I recommend leaving off the coast. I think that Adobe is trying to improve and have more cards supported, but it is not yet completely there.

• OlioWeb VM consumes 99% CPU usage and get errors webload olio.

  Hello

  I have 3 ESXi servers in cluster and a separate Esxi server for virtual computers customer. I have 2 tiles set in my configuration.

  I lit only tile0 of Esxi server1 and ran the vmmark test. I got the result in the form of complaint with scores generated.

  Same way lit only tile1 of ESXi server2 and ran the vmmark test. I got the result in the form of complaint with scores generated.

  Now, I tried to run the tile 2 tile 0 energized the server 1 and tile1 energized server2.

  I found olioweb vm of two tiles consuming 99.9% CPU usage and result shows a lot of olioweb the failure of the workload. I observed ESXi server consumes 70% only the use of the processor in both servers.

  I would understand if its cpu leads to failures of olioweb? Also find out if hit the threshold of CPU?

  Is there something wrong with my vms olioweb?

  When I run tiles tiling oly 0 or tile1, I see oiliweb VM consumes 45% CPU utilization.

  Verifed below things after mentioning other discussions with similar errors.

  -> VMware tools installed in the virtual machines.

  -> 10 G network adapter is installed on all servers and network synergy is less than 30% in the vmmark test.

  --> All are same server with the same configuration of CPU. DELL PE R820.

  Attached the vmmark newspapers and olioweb vm performance monitor screenshot.

  Any help is greatly appreciated.

  Thank you

  Suresh

  When you say you checked the space on OlioWeb and OlioDB VMs, have you done this before or after the race?  For verification, please make a "df-h" on all 4 virtual machines before and after the race.

  In addition, it seems that you have set up the hosts file incorrectly:

  OlioWeb0_hosts.txt:192.168.7.4	Olio-db
  OlioWeb0_hosts.txt:192.168.7.14	Olio-DB
  OlioWeb1_hosts.txt:192.168.7.4	Olio-db
  OlioWeb1_hosts.txt:192.168.7.14	Olio-DB

  Only, there should be one entry per host for olio-db file.  Try to change that and we will collect a cleaner race.

• Satellite P300 - slow laptop with 100% CPU usage

  Hello

  I ve bought a P300 Satellite a week ago.
  The problem is that my laptop is very slow. When I run Vista it takes 3-4 minutes.
  When I open WMP it takes 30 to 40 seconds, and when I play a movie she shocked all the time.
  The CPU is at 100% constantly.
  The other times when I start my laptop it works normally.
  What is the problem? I didn't install any programs, I just did the installation for Vista, and that's all!
  Can I do a clean install of Vista? I can't do anything with it now...

  Thx for the help and sorry for my bad English :)

  Did you install Vista using the recovery disk?

  Or did you use a copy of the street / retail Vista?

  Go to Device Manager and search for devices that have a yellow exclamation. If some devices have drivers installed (for example, the driver display), it can slow down the system.

  Vista needs at least 1 GB memory to work properly (2 GB recommended), so if you have only 512MB, Vista runs very slowly, and you need to upgrade the memory.

• Satellite C670D-10W - Task Manager shows 100% CPU usage

  My new laptop with windows 7 factory-installed and all programs by Toshiba nothing addded present 100% of the CPU usage in the task Manager and works quite slow. The sum of 80 strange process in the Task Manager is never more than 30 to 50%, but the key is always 100%.

  Process hacker I tried 2, shows the same process in Task Manager.
  What can be the problem?

  Hey Malki,

  He run a background process and they need the CPU usage that of normal. Antivirus is running in the background like other tools as well. As far as I know after the installation of recovery the defragmentation tool runs also in the background.

  Interesting to know is what problem you have. I mean usually the CPU usage is not important if you can do everything and computer works correctly.

  You have problems?

• Satellite A40-231 - 100% CPU usage when any browser works

  Hello
  my laptop is satellite A40-231, I have a problem for days.

  When I open any browser (I tried firefox, IE and chrome) I can't watch the video, everything is slowing down, I can't navigate between pages.

  I took a quick glance to the use of the cpu and it increase to 100%, it never decreases. When I close the browser, the CPU usage drops to 15%, which is normal. I thought it might be a virus that internet connection and make things slower. That's why I format my laptop. I deleted all of my hard drive and reformatted. I installed Windows again, but he has not changed. I even installed ubuntu (I thought maybe virus can not work under ubuntu), but it's the same thing. I turn on my laptop and I open a browser and the laptop slows. I have clean the cpu fan it has not helped.

  I tried to solve it for days I could not sleep properly, I'm about to cry :(

  Please help me please.

  Hello

  You have reinstalled Windows using the Toshiba Recovery disk? This drive will restore the settings from the factory with all the drivers and tools so everything should work fine after that.

  In addition this happens with LAN or WLAN connection? You should try it with the other connection.
  Also check your router and update the firmware. Try to disable the encryption, MAC address filtering, etc.