Windows 10: High CPU & Ram usage - occasional BSOD

I upgraded to Windows 10 near the beginning, no big issues.

Problem started about a week back. I came home to a BSOD. The computer also hangs and restarts more often now.

Ram usage is extremely high. I have 16GBs but usually only 50% is used, even with 40+ chrome tab and a running game. The ram doesn't seem to clear too - I'd close most running programs and ram usage will still be high. A restart would be required.

Now, even with nothing on, ram usage is almost maxed. As you can see in the attachment, it's windows services that are causing the cpu/ram spikes. Even task manager is using 10% cpu. since when did task manager use 10% cpu.

I've googled and some thought it was an nvidia drive issue. I've installed older drivers but it's still a problem.

Help?

Thanks *Biggrin

:)

 

My disk Usage is most of the time 100% which leads to lagging of my Laptop

Here are several articles that provide various suggestions for this problem:

2018 01 04- TOP 10 WAYS TO FIX HIGH CPU/RAM/MEMORY USAGE AFTER WINDOWS 10 UPDATE–

https://www.drivethelife.com/windows-10/fix-hig...

Many users reported that RAM and CPU usage went up after installing Windows 10. The detailed situations of this Windows 10 high RAM/CPU memory usage issue are like that

. 1 Registry Hack

. 2 Utility to fix Driver issue

. 3 Manual fix for Driver Issue

. 4 Adjust Performance settings

. 5 Check Task Manager for RAM use

. 6 Disable unneeded Programs at startup

. 7 Defrag HD

. 8 Close apps

. 9 Virus scan system

. 10 Restart Computer

2018 01 04- 6 WAYS TO FIX WINDOWS 10 HIGH CPU USAGE AFTER CU OR FCU

https://www.drivethelife.com/windows-10/windows...

Method 1. Disable Superfetch Service

Method 2. Registry Hack

Method 3. Disable Startup Programs

Method 4. Update Drivers for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

As we mentioned above, the drivers can be outdated or faulty after Windows 10 Creators Update which leads to the computer issues like , black screen or and high CPU usage.

Method 5. Disable Windows Search Service

Method 6. Scan for Possible Viruses and Malware

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Fix Windows 10 High Memory Usage/Leak after the Creators Update
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pc windows 10

Here are some more things to consider:

2018 01 04- 6 WAYS TO FIX WINDOWS 10 HIGH CPU USAGE AFTER CU OR FCU – 100% DISK 100% CPU

https://www.drivethelife.com/windows-10/windows...

READ MORE – 100% HIGH CPU / RAM / FAN

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

Top 10 Ways to Fix High CPU/RAM/Memory Usage after Windows 10 Update
https://www.drivethelife.com/windows-10/fix-hig...

Fix Windows 10 High Memory Usage/Leak after the Creators Update
https://www.drivethelife.com/windows-10/fix-hig...

Fix WMI Provider Host High CPU Usage after Windows 10 Creators Update
https://www.drivethelife.com/windows-10/wmi-pro...

Fix Computer Fan Noise Due to High CPU Usage on Windows 10
https://www.drivethelife.com/windows-10/fix-com...

 

Here's the DM collector result

 

It is recommended to remove Alcohol 120%, the drivers used by this program are known for causing problems due to instability.

Update the drivers of your Creative sound blaster
Creative Worldwide Support > Sound Blaster

Code: ******************************************************************************* * * * Bugcheck Analysis * * * ******************************************************************************* Use !analyze -v to get detailed debugging information. BugCheck 3B, {c0000005, fffff8009e22aa95, ffffd000291059d0, 0} *** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for cthda.sys *** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for cthda.sys Probably caused by : portcls.sys ( portcls!CPortPinWaveRT::Init+775 ) Followup: MachineOwner 0: kd> lmvm cthda Browse full module list start end module name fffff800`a01e0000 fffff800`a02e7000 cthda T (no symbols) Loaded symbol image file: cthda.sys Image path: cthda.sys Image name: cthda.sys Browse all global symbols functions data Timestamp: Mon Mar 16 03:49:55 2015 (550644D3) CheckSum: 001119F3 ImageSize: 00107000 Translations: 0000.04b0 0000.04e4 0409.04b0 0409.04e4[/quote]

 

there is no new update from creative. I've reinstalled the drivers nonetheless.

also the timestamp is for march 2015, so not sure if this is the same issue?

the problem I'm having now only started about a week ago

 

Between the 8th this month (seconds tuesday of the month = patchday, the day Microsoft releases updates to fix several security vulnerabilities) and today Microsoft has released an update (or more updates) to improve system stability.
Depending on when your system has installed them it may or may not be relevant, please check if this is relevant
Windows Update History - View in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums