Windows 10: Is this normal? Everytime i open my PC the same thing happens, the cpu utilization is very...

!Everytime i open my PC the same thing happens, the cpu utilization is very high. Windows defender is using it a lot. Please help, fix it Microsoft. Latest windows updates i have. CPU I5 760 , 8GB RAM , R9 380 4GB.

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CPU won't go above 23% utilization

I have a custom built PC. specs are below. After some recent problems and a full windows reinstall it seems that my CPU won't go above 23% utilization. I have set the power plan to high performance and am using Prime95 to attempt to stress the CPU. When
I look in the BIOS everything looks correct. The CPU temp is reasonable, it detects the CPU as 3.4ghz. Windows also detects that the model of the CPU is correct and lists it as 3.4ghz in system properties. When viewing the CPU on the performance tab of
task manager is lists the speed as 0.78 GHz and that number never changes. It's like it's stuck on that number. Any help on how to troubleshoot this problem would be appreciated!

CPU: Core I7-6700 @ 3.4ghz

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170M-DS3H

Bios Version: F22e (latest)

Graphics: Onboard Intel 530

RAM: 16gb DDR4 2133

PSU: 550w

Power plan: High performance

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Additional Troubleshooting steps:

Reset BIOS to default values - Issue still occurs.

 

After windows Fall Creators Update (version 1709). my CPU utilization approaches 100%, even when idling

Andre: You da man!!!!!!

One this Post, I didn't mention that Microsoft Edge was totally unresponsive. Honestly, there were sooooo many things wrong - I couldn't mention them all. But I did follow your steps, and the last one 'nailed-it'.
Uninstalling Chrome was the answer. Apparently, Edge and Chrome don't always play well together. The instant I removed Chrome:

• Edge started working properly.
• Apps that were previously 'hanging'; executed properly.
• CPU Utilization returned to normal.
• The world is a better place.

I've still got some clean-up to do; but I'm confident I can take it from here. I really appreciate your ideas & suggestions, Andre. And, I gave you some 'atta-boys' in the follow-up survey.

Vic McLachlan

 

CPU utilization >100%

I recently upgraded from Windows 8.1 to 10, and discovered a weird problem when opening task manager where CPU utilization was always at 100%. I did a clean install of Windows 10 to make sure it wasn't application specific, but still the same problem.

This problem is very strange because utilization doesn't seem to be tied to a specific process- it just always seems to add up to 100%. Resource monitor actually shows CPU Usage to be in the million%, which is definitely wrong. No performance degradation,
CPU temps are very normal, and even third-party programs such as Speedfan and CoreTemp are reporting negligible CPU usage (1%-2% idle).

I have tried disabling all startup applications, doing sfc /scannow, viewing reliability history, and restarting multiple times. No luck