Windows 10: DC Agent using 100% of my i7 CPU

Win 10/ Intel i7: Whilst photo editing, and NOT connected to a network, NOR to to the internet, I found certain CPU heavy photo editing tools had stopped working.Opening Task Manager, the only other CPU heavy user was DC Agent. Why was DC Agent allowed to over-power my Intel i7 CPU, when I only had the one photo editor app running? No doubt DC Agent exists for good reason, but it should not be allowed to take over my PC. Surely the timing and level of its operation could be better managed. Researching on the internet, it seemed that DC Agent in part manages network interactions, but I was not

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error 1012 dc

Hi Colinus,

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100% Cpu

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Cpu: i5-8600

GPU: RX 580 Series

RAM: 16.0 GB

Motherboard: Aorus

Power supply: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4

Resolution: 2560 x 1080

Was working fine not it just crashes my game the game is Tom Clancys Rainbow six siege but I can barely also start up other games

 

Which CPU Would You Buy?

I would suggest the i7 970, but since it wasn't on your list I voted for the i7 2600K. They seem to be a real nice overclocking and energy efficient cpu.