Windows 7 has High CPU Usage and slow performance

Anonymous
2009-11-18T04:59:29+00:00

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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Anonymous
2010-01-02T19:29:42+00:00

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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  3. Anonymous
    2011-09-13T07:14:33+00:00

    Hi All,

    Just a bit puzzled by this issue as well. my PC just recently did the same. i have checked everything that is needed to be checked (as seen on this trend) but all seems normal. but from time to time whenever i am on skype (voice call) or just simply moving my mouse (without any programs running) the CPU shoots from 5% to 100% in about 3 seconds then suddenly drops again to 5%.

    what could be causing this? any ideas?

    Here are my specs:

    Dell XPS

    Core i7 Q740

    8GB Ram

    NVidia GForce GT 425M (2GB)

    Win 7 Prof 64bit

    Mcafee Security Center 2011

    thanks.

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-08-31T03:06:54+00:00

    Kevin,

    Ihave followed your procedure, I am getting excessive CPU usange running Yahoo Messenger v11.0.0.2009, and YtunnelPro v2.6 736, chat programs

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    These  are screen shots of my CPU going hyper, I found if I end "audiodg.exe" process as it happens it save my PC freezing, and a reboot. On page 19 I have had " discussions" with Gerry who has no faith in Norton's Internet Security, 2011, and made the sugesstion that another Anti Virus would be appropriate, even freeware, I kind of had a giggle as I have been using these products for quite a few years " if it ain't broke you don't fix it" Norton products for 11 years. But I rang Symantec and they tweaked a few settings, and told me to clean the contents of %temp% folder to free up memory

    A bit of background proir to ths happening I was using earlier versions of Yahoo and YTP, I made a Hard drive change to a larger drive reinstalled all my software, YTP at the same time there webisite went off line for maintenaince, so I could no activate my YTP program with a key. So I use a third party chat client YSupra, this also suffer but not as pronounced, was almost like a music breakup, but I could watch CPU spike but that was it.

    I have a thread in the YTP website as well and the founder Chet Simpson can't reproduce my problem. As I searched for results I was led to beleive it only happened to Vista and windows 7 users and people with "realtek" sound cards, so all my driver have been updated and even a BIOS flash. I have rang Microsoft on several occasions and they couldn't wait to hand ball me to "Gizmo" in AU for a fix. I declined there offer. as far as I am aware nobody running XP is having problems, as audiodg,exe didn't exist then.

     My 32 bit PC I built myself, but am running the same software on an Acer Aspire 5742 64 bit Windows 7  Home premium, which is also a realtek sound card?

     I have a crude fix, but would like a permanent fix short of going to a non windows OS.

      Kind Regards

       Pisces

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