Friday, March 27, 2015

Process in Windows uses my whole cpu, how to identify


For a while now my windows machine goes into full load using all of my cores (i7-930) for a few seconds, this is quite annoying since it induces fps drops in gaming and general laginess when working.


Is there a log or a tool that can log the cpu usage ? When I try the task manager it just never shows a single process at 100% even when it says 100% cpu usage.


Anyone an idea ?


Answer



Download Process Explorer (A tool like Task Manager but way more powerful).


You can see a list of all the process and their CPU usage, and other useful information (CPU time, CPU history, etc...) for diagnosing many issues with your computer.


Process Explorer main window


Note: As Tom Wijsman pointed out, you must run as with admin privileges to see the processes from all users


Run Process Explorer with admin privileges


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