Windows 7 has High CPU Usage and slow performance

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Hello all,

I've searched the forums, but was unable to find anything relevant. I recently upgraded to Windows 7 from Vista. It was running fine for about a week then all of a sudden everything started running very slow. I checked the the processes tab in task manager and I am constantly running at 70-80% CPU usage. I think this is very high considering the computer is only a few months old. It seems like others are having this problem as well, but no real solutions.

I have turned off file indexing as well as disabled the HD audio device.

Please help!

Here are my hardware specs:

AMD 9550 Quad-Core

64-bit

6GB Ram

Thank you in advance for your help. I am ready to toss this thing from my second story window.

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I think the answer might be the Windows Media Player and Windows Media Network Sharing Services as zxypher suggested. The fix for that is to adjust were the Windows Media Player services search for media files.

It seems to be a bad problem for me as well upgrading from Vista to Windows 7. The default search location for media is set to C:\Users\ instead of down in the My Music folders.

Go into Media Player. From the menu -> File -> Manage libraries -> select each library (music, video, pictures, recorded tv [if you have]) and check the paths that it is managing and make sure it is not too close to the root of the C: drive. For example, it should be something like c:\users\Jim\Music and c:\users\Public\Music BUT NOT **** c:\users as they will cause the whole directory tree to be re-indexed over and over (when you surf the web or change any files in your profile).

If you have multiple users who login to the computer, you may need to repeat the process for each user if all users have added managed folders which are actively changing on a regular basis.

If this is your issue and you do it correctly, then the high CPU should drop in minutes (or seconds down to nothing).

This is the CORRECT way to adjust the WMNSS/WMPNetwk.exe process issues.

A little more information can be found here:

http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7performance/thread/2fe4901b-2eaf-4a99-b487-e6a6213b10b3/

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Anonymous

2011-10-18T02:29:07+00:00
To my Friend having this sort of problem, please try these;
1. From your Windows Media Player, go to Tools then Option.
2. Select Library.
3. Unchecked "Retrieve additional information from the internet".
1. Apply, then OK.
You will noticed a remarkable drop of CPU usage from over 90% to not more than 30%. You can use these options only if you don't need extra details from the music you are playing, because if this is enabled you will automatically get information or details of the song you are playing from the internet. (i.e.) Album, Genre, etc...

These works both on WinXP/Vista or Windows7.
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Anonymous

2011-10-16T03:26:34+00:00

John ,

KI got a bit of relief from unchecking all the boxes in Libraries in WMP, but have yet to decide on another player?

Pisces
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Anonymous

2011-10-16T03:24:09+00:00

Wes,

The most common thing is the Operating System, either Vista or Windows 7. Windows 7 being a rebuild of Vista., Mine started with a HDD swap and a fresh install of the OS plus all the associated urgent and important updates and audiodg.exe file, other forums say hardware can be a problem, But to me it is a Microsoft problem as I have rang then they have no fix , are quick to hand ball you to a partner "Gizmo " in AU and they charge like a wounded bull. I also use a realtek sound card, another, suspect, so all I can say got to you laptop Manufactiurer and make sure you have all the current drivers etc. I run Norton Internet Security 2012 as well as a purchased version of Malware Bytes in protection mode. I even rang Symantec to see if Norton can cause it and they gave me a bit of a heads up to delete the folder contents of %temp% every now and then , more or less cookies!

Unchecking all the boxes in Libraries in WMP helped a little bit.

Audiodg.exe is using you sound card to play music in a chat room over the net, or online gaming also.

P
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Anonymous

2011-10-16T01:26:18+00:00

Pisces,

I have tried running the machine without Kaspersky which did not solve the problem. I'm not sure how to check whether my problem is an audiodg.exe file problem. It certainly wasn't caused by a HDD swap as it has persisted over the course of two different machines.

Wes
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