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Something on my computer is using WAY too much of my CPU and it's slowing my computer down a lot but I dont know what it is. Any help?
 
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Could be a bunch of things.

Do you have an antivirus program? Is it up to date? Download AVG free antivirus if you don't and run a check.

Also scan for spyware and adware using Ad-Aware personal software (also free).

See if that helps.

Skinny
 
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Do you have a bunch of little programs running, or is there a lot in your taskbar or something? I know that that always tends to add up to something big, even if they are small programs. Are you running a music program? That definately always slows down computers.
 
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well, my broothers cpu at one time was being used at 100% so i cleaned the dust out of it and it soved the problem, maybe that could help
 
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Oh also if you have large files on your desktop (move them away from there). You could also defragment your drive.

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You could press Ctrl + Alt + Delete and look at what is using the CPU. :gl:
 
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Dan said:
You could press Ctrl + Alt + Delete and look at what is using the CPU. :gl:

I always used to tell people to do that, but have recently got bored of people coming back saying it brings them to another random screen (if they have fast user switch disabled - although common sense would dictate for them to just click task manager)

CTRL + SHFT + ESC brings up task manager. Click processes and order by CPU :)

If there's an unknown process lookit up, end it if need be and then use msconfig (Run -> MSCONFIG) to disable it from starting if possible.

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ya

you can go to run and type in msconfig, and from there in the startup tab, remove some programs that you don't want to run, that way those unwanted programes won't even get initialized!
 
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You should just format your comp, Makes it run like new :)
 
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