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  1. BARRYU
    barryu Win User

    Windows 10 Creator Edition problem with excessive CPU use - thumbnails


    Hi, I'm a new poster here, hoping someone might help me not get driven mad by Windows 10 Creator Edition.

    I have a decent PC, i5-2500, 16gb memory, NVidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti video card. It ran all previous windows 10 editions very well.
    Since Creator Edition installed itself (Version 1703, OS Build 15063.138) Windows Explorer has started eating up 40-50% of my CPU power (see pic below).

    I found a way to prevent this, by going to Advanced System Settings > Performance Managent > Visual Effects and changing from "Let Windows Choose what's best for my computer" to "Adjust for best performance". However this means I lose a lot of the graphic perks I value in Windows 10.
    By systematically tweaking the options under visual effects, I found that removing the tick from "show thumbnails instead of icons" stops the Windows explorer problem - which suggest to me that this is the problem. I just have no idea how to fix it.
    In all previous Windows 10 builds I've had no issues with this, and I use thumbnails a heck of a lot for graphic stuff, so I'm a bit stuffed without them! Help!

    :)
     
    barryu, May 7, 2017
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  2. BARRYU_616
    Barryu_616 Win User

    Windows 10 Creator Edition problem with excessive CPU use - thumbnails

    Hi,

    A quick update in case anyone else has the problem.

    It seems to be a conflict between Fences 3, Windows 10 Creator Edition, and any pdf files you store on your desktop. WIndows explorer tries to produce thumbnails from the pdfs and everything goes crazy as a result.

    Simplest solution is to remove all pdf files from the desktop.

    Stardock are working on a fix within Fences.
     
    Barryu_616, May 7, 2017
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  3. DAVID HAZ
    David Haz Win User
    Windows 10 Creator Edition problem with excessive CPU use - thumbnails

    Hello,

    For us to isolate the issue that you are experiencing, may we know if the issue persists when you boot your device in Safe Mode? This if for us to know if the issue is being caused by software conflicts within your device.

    You may boot your device in Safe Mode by following the steps here in
    Start your PC in Safe Mode in Windows 10    .

    However, some performance issues may be resolved by updating your Windows 10 device. We suggest that you check if there are pending updates waiting to be installed on your device. To check for updates now, select the
    Start button, then go to Settings > Update & security
    > Windows Update, and select Check for updates.
     
    David Haz, May 7, 2017
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