Windows 10: High CPU usage until I open Task Manager

Discus and support High CPU usage until I open Task Manager in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging to solve the problem; Hello, I have a problem where my CPU usage is high 50-70% when idle, but as soon as I open task manager it drops drastically below 10%. I've seen some... Discussion in 'Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging' started by Šimon Formánek, Mar 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM.

  1. High CPU usage until I open Task Manager


    Hello, I have a problem where my CPU usage is high 50-70% when idle, but as soon as I open task manager it drops drastically below 10%. I've seen some threads here with the same problem being solved with FRST scan, but I need an individual fixlist.

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    Šimon Formánek, Mar 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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  2. Task Manager High CPU Usage

    I have the same problem myself with it only happens when I scroll through task manager and open and close it. I don't know this for sure but the reason this probably happens is that you may have a lot of processes running and task manager is using a lot
    of the CPU to process the usage of each program.

    What I have done is disable data that I don't need to see like network usage and GPU usage and it drops the CPU usage a bit. I have also enabled everything and scrolled up and down on it and task manager uses almost twice as much.

    I would suggest disabling everything but CPU, disk, and RAM, (I would not suggest having GPU on because it is almost always at 99% unless you have FPS limits).
     
  3. High CPU usage when opening task manager

    Hey, so as said in the title, my CPU usage is unusually high when I open task manager. After about a second, the CPU usage starts dropping down to around 5%. I've ran malwarebytes multiple times, but the issue still persists. I would like to avoid resetting
    my PC if possible.
     
  4. High CPU usage until I open Task Manager

    high cpu usage when task manager is open

    hi, i have done a clean boot and sfc clean-image restore etc nothing out the ordinary my computer is up to date also i use a program called open hardware to monitor mt temps / usage and it never is pinned near 70-100% there is spikes upon launching games
    etc but i assume that's normal even when i bring open the task manager and its using up to 30-40% cpu usage in other programs showing cpu usage it isn't as high as what windows task manager is telling me
     
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