How to stop windows explorer from taking up 70 percent of CPU?
So when I start up my computer, (windows 7), I always run task manager to kill any buggy programs if they occur. About a week ago, when I did so, I noticed that Explorer.exe was taking up 70 percent of the cpu according to Task Manager. This is DEFINITELY a new development, and I assumed it was a virus of some sort, so I scanned with AVG, and then JRT, then proceeded to run SpyHunter on it even. None of them picked up anything. I searched online, and the latest results I'm getting from google are from 2012 or 2011. Not very relevant. I've resorted to just killing explorer.exe and using the task manager's "new task" feature to start all my programs, but it's getting irritating, especially as my computer is primarily for gaming and coding, and both take up more than 30 percent of my cpu. Now when I run a game, either it's a stuttery crawl (even with explorer.exe canned) or I have to wait about an hour to get it to run smoothly. I would REALLY like to solve this, though I don't have very much room on my hard drive, so any low-space solutions would really be appreciated.
Thanks,
~Keelen
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So when I start up my computer, (windows 7), I always run task manager to kill any buggy programs if they occur. About a week ago, when I did so, I noticed that Explorer.exe was taking up 70 percent of the cpu according to Task Manager. This is DEFINITELY a new development, and I assumed it was a virus of some sort, so I scanned with AVG, and then JRT, then proceeded to run SpyHunter on it even. None of them picked up anything. I searched online, and the latest results I'm getting from google are from 2012 or 2011. Not very relevant. I've resorted to just killing explorer.exe and using the task manager's "new task" feature to start all my programs, but it's getting irritating, especially as my computer is primarily for gaming and coding, and both take up more than 30 percent of my cpu. Now when I run a game, either it's a stuttery crawl (even with explorer.exe canned) or I have to wait about an hour to get it to run smoothly. I would REALLY like to solve this, though I don't have very much room on my hard drive, so any low-space solutions would really be appreciated.
Thanks,
~Keelen
windows-7 windows-explorer virus cpu-usage
asked Dec 27 '14 at 0:32
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provide a xperf trace of the CPU usgae: pastebin.com/pgE11HRD
– magicandre1981
Dec 27 '14 at 7:20
Co-incidentally I have a Windows 7 workstation at work which has much the same issue. Nothing I tried so far helped so I am with you on this one and see if someone has an idea.
– arch-abit
Dec 27 '14 at 21:07
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So when I start up my computer, (windows 7), I always run task manager to kill any buggy programs if they occur. About a week ago, when I did so, I noticed that Explorer.exe was taking up 70 percent of the cpu according to Task Manager. This is DEFINITELY a new development, and I assumed it was a virus of some sort, so I scanned with AVG, and then JRT, then proceeded to run SpyHunter on it even. None of them picked up anything. I searched online, and the latest results I'm getting from google are from 2012 or 2011. Not very relevant. I've resorted to just killing explorer.exe and using the task manager's "new task" feature to start all my programs, but it's getting irritating, especially as my computer is primarily for gaming and coding, and both take up more than 30 percent of my cpu. Now when I run a game, either it's a stuttery crawl (even with explorer.exe canned) or I have to wait about an hour to get it to run smoothly. I would REALLY like to solve this, though I don't have very much room on my hard drive, so any low-space solutions would really be appreciated.
Thanks,
~Keelen
windows-7 windows-explorer virus cpu-usage
asked Dec 27 '14 at 0:32
BMK600BMK600
1123
So when I start up my computer, (windows 7), I always run task manager to kill any buggy programs if they occur. About a week ago, when I did so, I noticed that Explorer.exe was taking up 70 percent of the cpu according to Task Manager. This is DEFINITELY a new development, and I assumed it was a virus of some sort, so I scanned with AVG, and then JRT, then proceeded to run SpyHunter on it even. None of them picked up anything. I searched online, and the latest results I'm getting from google are from 2012 or 2011. Not very relevant. I've resorted to just killing explorer.exe and using the task manager's "new task" feature to start all my programs, but it's getting irritating, especially as my computer is primarily for gaming and coding, and both take up more than 30 percent of my cpu. Now when I run a game, either it's a stuttery crawl (even with explorer.exe canned) or I have to wait about an hour to get it to run smoothly. I would REALLY like to solve this, though I don't have very much room on my hard drive, so any low-space solutions would really be appreciated.
Thanks,
~Keelen
windows-7 windows-explorer virus cpu-usage
windows-7 windows-explorer virus cpu-usage
asked Dec 27 '14 at 0:32
BMK600BMK600
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asked Dec 27 '14 at 0:32
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asked Dec 27 '14 at 0:32
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asked Dec 27 '14 at 0:32
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provide a xperf trace of the CPU usgae: pastebin.com/pgE11HRD
– magicandre1981
Dec 27 '14 at 7:20
Co-incidentally I have a Windows 7 workstation at work which has much the same issue. Nothing I tried so far helped so I am with you on this one and see if someone has an idea.
– arch-abit
Dec 27 '14 at 21:07
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provide a xperf trace of the CPU usgae: pastebin.com/pgE11HRD
– magicandre1981
Dec 27 '14 at 7:20
Co-incidentally I have a Windows 7 workstation at work which has much the same issue. Nothing I tried so far helped so I am with you on this one and see if someone has an idea.
– arch-abit
Dec 27 '14 at 21:07
provide a xperf trace of the CPU usgae: pastebin.com/pgE11HRD
– magicandre1981
Dec 27 '14 at 7:20
provide a xperf trace of the CPU usgae: pastebin.com/pgE11HRD
– magicandre1981
Dec 27 '14 at 7:20
Co-incidentally I have a Windows 7 workstation at work which has much the same issue. Nothing I tried so far helped so I am with you on this one and see if someone has an idea.
– arch-abit
Dec 27 '14 at 21:07
Co-incidentally I have a Windows 7 workstation at work which has much the same issue. Nothing I tried so far helped so I am with you on this one and see if someone has an idea.
– arch-abit
Dec 27 '14 at 21:07
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That's A LOT. Have you checked how many CPU does explorer.exe uses when no file explorer is open (since it's responsible for taskbar as well AFAIK)? You could try installing 3rd party explorers as an alternative. Lifehacker has a handy recommendation, if you don't know what to try out first: http://lifehacker.com/5824811/the-best-alternative-file-browser-for-windows
Also try killing process and see how much memory/CPU does it use when restarted.
answered Dec 27 '14 at 21:10
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Use a system optimizer like System Mechanic and also try not to open lots of programs and dont mess your desktop and taskbar. Also you can end its process and then try to re run it then the problem will go for some minutes :D ..
But seriously try to
- use a system optimizer app. it is a need for windows systems (Best choice is System Mechanic)
- also try to update your windows
- and update your graphic card's driver.
These 3 things can rev up your pc.
Also this answer from an old question can help: https://superuser.com/a/297835/396608
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That's A LOT. Have you checked how many CPU does explorer.exe uses when no file explorer is open (since it's responsible for taskbar as well AFAIK)? You could try installing 3rd party explorers as an alternative. Lifehacker has a handy recommendation, if you don't know what to try out first: http://lifehacker.com/5824811/the-best-alternative-file-browser-for-windows
Also try killing process and see how much memory/CPU does it use when restarted.
answered Dec 27 '14 at 21:10
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That's A LOT. Have you checked how many CPU does explorer.exe uses when no file explorer is open (since it's responsible for taskbar as well AFAIK)? You could try installing 3rd party explorers as an alternative. Lifehacker has a handy recommendation, if you don't know what to try out first: http://lifehacker.com/5824811/the-best-alternative-file-browser-for-windows
Also try killing process and see how much memory/CPU does it use when restarted.
answered Dec 27 '14 at 21:10
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That's A LOT. Have you checked how many CPU does explorer.exe uses when no file explorer is open (since it's responsible for taskbar as well AFAIK)? You could try installing 3rd party explorers as an alternative. Lifehacker has a handy recommendation, if you don't know what to try out first: http://lifehacker.com/5824811/the-best-alternative-file-browser-for-windows
Also try killing process and see how much memory/CPU does it use when restarted.
answered Dec 27 '14 at 21:10
LukeLuke
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That's A LOT. Have you checked how many CPU does explorer.exe uses when no file explorer is open (since it's responsible for taskbar as well AFAIK)? You could try installing 3rd party explorers as an alternative. Lifehacker has a handy recommendation, if you don't know what to try out first: http://lifehacker.com/5824811/the-best-alternative-file-browser-for-windows
Also try killing process and see how much memory/CPU does it use when restarted.
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answered Dec 27 '14 at 21:10
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Use a system optimizer like System Mechanic and also try not to open lots of programs and dont mess your desktop and taskbar. Also you can end its process and then try to re run it then the problem will go for some minutes :D ..
But seriously try to
- use a system optimizer app. it is a need for windows systems (Best choice is System Mechanic)
- also try to update your windows
- and update your graphic card's driver.
These 3 things can rev up your pc.
Also this answer from an old question can help: https://superuser.com/a/297835/396608
edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:17
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Use a system optimizer like System Mechanic and also try not to open lots of programs and dont mess your desktop and taskbar. Also you can end its process and then try to re run it then the problem will go for some minutes :D ..
But seriously try to
- use a system optimizer app. it is a need for windows systems (Best choice is System Mechanic)
- also try to update your windows
- and update your graphic card's driver.
These 3 things can rev up your pc.
Also this answer from an old question can help: https://superuser.com/a/297835/396608
edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:17
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Use a system optimizer like System Mechanic and also try not to open lots of programs and dont mess your desktop and taskbar. Also you can end its process and then try to re run it then the problem will go for some minutes :D ..
But seriously try to
- use a system optimizer app. it is a need for windows systems (Best choice is System Mechanic)
- also try to update your windows
- and update your graphic card's driver.
These 3 things can rev up your pc.
Also this answer from an old question can help: https://superuser.com/a/297835/396608
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Use a system optimizer like System Mechanic and also try not to open lots of programs and dont mess your desktop and taskbar. Also you can end its process and then try to re run it then the problem will go for some minutes :D ..
But seriously try to
- use a system optimizer app. it is a need for windows systems (Best choice is System Mechanic)
- also try to update your windows
- and update your graphic card's driver.
These 3 things can rev up your pc.
Also this answer from an old question can help: https://superuser.com/a/297835/396608
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provide a xperf trace of the CPU usgae: pastebin.com/pgE11HRD
– magicandre1981
Dec 27 '14 at 7:20
Co-incidentally I have a Windows 7 workstation at work which has much the same issue. Nothing I tried so far helped so I am with you on this one and see if someone has an idea.
– arch-abit
Dec 27 '14 at 21:07