Windows 10: Windows Explorer High Power Usage [Fixed]

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Windows Explorer is a file management utility in Windows operating systems. It keeps running in the background as a part of Windows Process. You can see it in the Task Manager. Usually, it takes up a few system resources but sometimes, you will find it causing high memory and CPU usage. If an app or […]

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Windows Explorer High Power Usage

When I opened the task manager to check on my laptop's current performance, I scrolled down and saw that Windows Explorer's power usage said very high. I have not noticed any performance issues from it that I know of, and I'm pretty sure this is not normal.
I also do not know what the typical CPU usage is either, but it seems always to be around 22% - 25%. What can I do to fix this?

 

Windows Explorer Replacement?

are you running IE7? if not that wouold be my first suggestion,upgrade to ie7 that can fix some stability issues with windows explorer

 

Windows Explorer high CPU Usage in Windows 10

To further troubleshoot the issue, we suggest checking the Task Manager again to see what are the
applications that have high CPU usage. To do this, follow the same steps you did from the previous reply:

• Click on the Start button and type Task Manager on the search box.
• On the Task Manager window, you should see the programs running.
• Click on the More details drop-down button to see the total number of apps running and their real-time CPU usage.

However, based on your response above, it seems that you may need to create a new user account again and just install your apps manually instead of copying them as your
previous user account might be corrupted.

Once your done with the steps, please let us know how it goes.