High CPU utilization due to a Virus
You may have a Virus on your PC. To check this, you can do the following:
- You open the Task Manager by pressing [CTRL] + [ALT] + [Delete], and then click "open Task Manager".
- Sort the list of processes with a click on the tab "CPU".
- If you are idle, if none of the processes have a high CPU usage. You try to find the process that is for the CPU usage is responsible. If you do not find such, you probably have a Virus on your PC, since they understand it to hide from the Task Manager.
- Run your virus scanner to the Virus to find.
Processes in Task Manager to verify
High CPU utilization due to the startup programs
Possibly, the high CPU is caused by usage of the Software starts together with Windows.
- Follow steps 1 and 2 above to open the Task Manager with the CPU tab
- You are looking for processes that need much CPU power.
- Press the Windows key + [R], type in the appearing window "msconfig".
- You go to the tab "startup" and see if you can find here one of the processes that currently need a lot of CPU power.
- This allows you to exclude from the startup by removing the check mark to the left. But warning: your virus scanner or Backup program should you remove from the startup. These need but are still very much CPU power.
Pointless startup Software
High CPU utilization due to svchost.exe
By the faulty Install of a library can start in the AppData senseless, but CPU-intensive process: svchost.exe. This may not be with the Windows own svchost.exe confused.
- Follow again the steps 1 and 2 above.
- The process "svchost.exe located at the very top", you may proceed.
- Press the Windows key + [R], type in the appearing window "%appdata%".
- Are you looking for in the appearing Explorer window, the folder "dll" and delete, if it exists, the file "svchost.exe".
- As an Alternative, you can also download WinFuture, since the high utilization implies an error in the Update function back.
- The help provides here is the Update WinFuture to you either as full version or as an Upgrade download can.
In the AppData for svchost are looking for
Last resort: More performance thanks to the new CPU
The above-mentioned tips do not help, your processor is most likely too old and weak for Windows 7. In this case, you should think about buying a new one.
- Of course, it does not have to be an Intel i7 for € 1,000. In our "best of" list of CPUs you will find good entry-level processors for under 30 Euro.
- Gamers and graphic designers access to the balanced middle-class. This includes, for example, the AMD FX-9370 for under 200 Euro.
New CPU for more Power
More Information on the ongoing processes to receive, you can use the Free Extended Task Manager use. Also, you should check prior to Troubleshooting, whether in the control panel under "power options" the Option "Balanced" or "power saving mode", but not "maximum performance" is selected. You need individual help for Troubleshooting your problem, then contact the experts in the CHIP Forum.
