Fans and CPU running very high Windows 10 Build 1903

Anonymous
2019-07-04T15:28:32+00:00

I upgraded to windows 10 version 1903 a few weeks ago.  Shortly afterwards I noticed that my fans were running extremely fast and my CPU temps per core were running in the mid 50s C at system idle.  Previously they were running in the mid to high 30s C.  Task Manager shows my CPU usage at 100%.  I get things back to normal if I disable the Power service, but as soon as I enable it again, my fans begin to race and the temps go up.  My system uses an ASRock motherboard with an Intel i7-8700k and an 8500 watt power supply.  I use the Balanced power setting profile.  Diagnostics for Power doesn't pick up anything and I can't find anything with Google for anyone with a similar problem.  I had a similar issue a couple of years back, but it was caused by me using the High Performance power profile.  Once I changed to the Balanced profile the problem disappeared.  This time, the problem is occurring with the Balanced power setting.  Any suggestions on how to resolve this would be appreciated.

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-07-14T13:53:57+00:00

    One of the weird things about this problem is that the CPU usage (as shown by a couple of programs) does not increase when the power services is turned on.  Power usage and fan speeds increase, but CPU usage does not.  Here is an example of what I mean:

                  ![](https://learn-attachment.microsoft.com/api/attachments/d6273171-14b8-4295-a50f-edc80058bc5a?platform=QnA               ![](https://learn-attachment.microsoft.com/api/attachments/df77cd91-2271-4657-85f2-d894a1aa9e5c?platform=QnA

    CPU usage is the same with the Power service running or stopped, however, power usage and temperatures increase when the power service is running.  Any suggestions from anyone?

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-07-14T13:35:00+00:00

    Mungwao,

    No helpful suggestions yet.  I disabled the Power services through services.msc.  I went to the Power service and disabled and then stopped the service.  I then rebooted.  This procedure should not give you any problems with permissions.  I enable the Power service again for testing the same way.  You have to reboot after enabling to start it.  I'll keep you advised if I get any new information on this issue.

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-07-11T22:23:05+00:00

    Hope you get some luck, I'm only showing 25-90% usage but it's causing my fans to run at near maximum and and any program I run lags like crazy on interaction. Media will play mostly ok but if I move the mouse or press a button everything collapses to sub slideshow speeds.

    I don't have any troubleshootin skills to speak of but it sure wasn't like this before 1903 installed itself.

    'update' - Didn't originally have 'authority' to stop the damn Power service but can prevent it from starting 'at next boot' and I guess I'm gonna have to just not re-enable it. At least I have 'some control' over this situation eh.

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-07-11T19:41:24+00:00

    Well, it looks like no one has anything to say about this problem.  I just activated the Power service and my fans started racing again.  I have to disable the Power service again and reboot to get it to stop.  I was hoping that Tuesday's updates would have resolved the problem, but they didn't.  I'll update this thread so that it gets new sets of eyes on it, but I'm not expecting too much.  Hopefully, someone will have suggestions.

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-07-05T21:34:11+00:00

    Hi RichardSchaefer_895

    Greetings! I am Vijay, an Independent Advisor. I am here to work with you on this problem. Look into below help

    https://www.groovypost.com/howto/stop-whats-rev...

    Do let me know if you have any more question or require further help.

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    Vijay_Verma,

    I had seen this post already.  The concepts discussed don't apply to my situation.  Task Manager shows my CPU at 100% utilization, but other software shows that all cores are at idle or very low usage.  Process Explorer also shows only a couple of percent usage for the CPU.  I can provide screen captures if it would be helpful.  It is strange that Task Manager shows 100% utilization and Process Explorer shows maybe 2 or 3% utilization.  Disabling the Power service brings Task Manager back to normal and the fans stop racing.

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