Opening Task Manager Slows PC to Crawl - Windows 10 Pro 1709

Anonymous
2017-12-11T16:03:07+00:00

Hi all,

I've had an issue with Windows 10 Pro really freezing up and not being responsive after opening up Task Manager. The numbers shown for performance and CPU utilization are not pegged at all. 

This is on a Dell T3500 with a SSD OS drive, W3580 cpu, 24GB RAM, and an AMD Radeon Pro WX7100.

The computer is on a Domain with Webroot installed as AV. I usually have Solidworks and a couple of other programs open. I do not have any hardware bottlenecks as far as I can see. I also looked at the Event Viewer, and apart from a couple Group Policy warnings, nothing out of the ordinary, and no system events registered at the time of opening Task Manager.

Thanks for the insights, gents n ladies.

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-12-27T18:46:41+00:00

    Hmmm, I haven't at least in a simple google search. I'm not a member of the Mozilla forums though, so I'm not sure.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-01-04T20:06:05+00:00

    I work in IT. This problem is present on a lot of PCs with the Fall Creator's update, regardless of the presence of Fx. Opening task manager KILLS Windows.

    Need a fix ASAP.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-01-04T21:07:07+00:00

    Ah, so it is a Task Manager issue perhaps more than a Chrome or Firefox issue. Perhaps those browsers trigger something weird that Task Manager can't quite handle?

    I work in IT as well and have seen it on a small handful of pc's here at the office.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-01-05T13:09:43+00:00

    Ah, so it is a Task Manager issue perhaps more than a Chrome or Firefox issue. Perhaps those browsers trigger something weird that Task Manager can't quite handle?

    Are you using Webroot antivirus? My computer has the same issue and it started the day after I installed. They claim the issue is firefox quantum, however it doesn't explain why headless chrome is doing the same thing.

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-01-05T14:02:14+00:00

    Yes! Think Webroot SecureAnywhere has some aggressive heuristics or real-time protection going on?

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