When working on a computer, users often encounter a situation of excessive processor load. The image on the screen is redrawn extremely slowly, programs run very leisurely. To work again becomes comfortable, it is necessary to find and eliminate the causes of excessive processor load.
Instructions
Step 1
Increased processor load can be caused by a variety of reasons, ranging from unnecessary startup programs to errors in the operating system. To identify the reason for the incorrect operation of the computer, open the Task Manager (Ctrl + alt="Image" + Del), look at the total processor load and its load by specific processes.
Step 2
More often than not, overloading is caused by a single process. Determine which program it belongs to, and if the process is not needed, close it. The operating system itself will not allow you to stop critical processes, so do not be afraid to spoil anything. As a last resort, you just have to restart your computer.
Step 3
If you cannot understand by the name of the process which program or service it belongs to, use the AnVir Task Manager or Everest (Aida64) programs. Open the list of processes in one of these programs, find the one that is loading the processor and look at the path to the executable file. Having determined what kind of program it is, you can already decide what to do with it - keep, replace or delete.
Step 4
Increased processor load can be caused by a large number of programs loaded at computer startup. Many installed programs tend to register themselves in startup without the user's permission, so check the startup list regularly and remove unused programs. To uninstall, use the Everest program: launch it, open the "Startup" section and remove unnecessary programs.
Step 5
To remove programs from startup, you can use the standard msconfig utility. In Windows XP, open: "Start - Run", enter the command msconfig and click "OK". In Windows 7, open: Start and type msconfig in the search bar. In the window that opens, select the "Startup" tab and uncheck unnecessary programs, save the changes.
Step 6
In order to speed up the operation of the operating system, disable unnecessary services: "Start - Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Services". Find information on which services can be disabled in your version of the OS on the Internet.
Step 7
One of the most frustrating causes of excessive CPU utilization is an operating system error. In this case, in the Task Manager, the main processor load falls on the System. This sometimes happens with unlicensed versions of the OS and their "modified" assemblies. After the start, such a system can work normally, but at some point the processor load jumps to 100% and does not decrease anymore. The best option in this case is to replace the defective OS with its serviceable version.
Step 8
Sometimes an antivirus program gives a high load on the processor. If this happens temporarily, with a peak load of up to 80-90%, then everything is in order. But if the antivirus constantly and excessively loads the system, replace it with another one.
