100% CPU usage after games are run
Hi All
Having a Strange problem with iTunes. All works fine unless I play a Steam based game e.g. Counterstrike:source. If I try and launch iTunes after closing a steam game sometimes (but not always) itunes.exe will launch, there is some HD activity, nothing else happens. If I check taskmanager itunes.exe is using 100% of the CPU.
I have tried quitting and closing all possible tasks but iTunes will always launch in the same manner. A log out will not fix it, the only way to get iTunes to work again it restarting the machine.
I have had this problem since the first windows release of itunes. Is it an issue within steam? Is anyone else getting this happen?
Thanks
Dan
Tell the scanning software not to scan the entire iTunes folder. iTunes makes temp XML files every time you play a song. It does this to keep track of times & last date played.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=165247&tstart=0
Or open up a ticket with the antivirus vendor.
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Processes: 47 total, 3 running, 44 sleeping, 193 threads 12:17:15
Load Avg: 1.00, 0.75, 0.39 CPU usage: 1.46% user, 51.70% sys, 46.82% idle
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Networks: packets: 25511/5152K in, 4726/1598K out.
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This problem has been persisting for a few months now, and I haven't found a fix. Sometimes when I would start or join a call, the first thread of my i7 would shoot up to 100% usage (Monitored with MSI Afterburner). I originally thought it was because I had an older version of Skype, but I updated to the latest version and still had the issue. To get the usage to go down, I either have to restart the laptop or put it into sleep mode. When I checked the task manager, Skype was only using 0%-2% of my CPU, but System and System Interrupts run at higher usage (6%-7% each). I am running Windows 8.1 on a laptop with the desktop version of Skype. Please note that this also does not happen every time, just on some occasions.
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Apologies in advance for a long post but I'm stretched beyond my technical abilities to solve this thing. I was running a virus scan a week ago (no issues, it had just been a long time since I ran one) and while I was away the machine restarted itself when it shouldn't have. It was waiting at the redhat login (dual boot XP and redhat) when it should have been waiting to tell me the scan was done in XP. It never booted properly again. The HD reported fatal unrecoverable errors. I bit the bullet and replaced the drive with a Maxtor 80G 7200rpm drive and loaded XP Pro with no issues. Loaded Norton, updated it twice and proceeded for Windows updates. No issues, device manager has no conflicts. HOWEVER, the machine is running no apps (they aren't even installed!) and taskmanager reports 100% cpu usage and no processes running except system idle which jumps from 97 to 99% repeatedly. Somehow I managed to revive the original drive (wrote zeroes to it and ran scandisk several times and it reports no errors now) and tried it with the same problem. I've gone so far as to install 98se (yuck) on the original WD drive and it is using about 28% cpu, again with virtually nothing installed. I ran stinger off a floppy as well as Norton several times so the drives and MBR would appear to be clean. The RAM is appearing properly on both OS's and always no applications running and no processes showing as using anything. I'm stumped.
Any advice is welcome.GlennVidia, first thanks for helping this dumbass out. I ran the memtest overnight with no issues. I just reinstalled XP on the new Maxtor drive. I am using the 2.03 drivers. I just installed PCAlert and it shows the following voltages: Vcore: 1.74, 3.3 is at 3.34, 5 is at 5.03 and 12 is at 12.18 with a cpu temp of 118F. I have installed no other apps including anti-virus. The cpu usage is bouncing between 44% and 65% cycling every second...you can set a clock to it. (Hopefully that triggers someone's memory?) No processes showing as using resources in task manager besides system idle and an occasional hit for task manager itself. Device manager has no issues. I changed the ide cable and reseated all cables to and from the mobo.
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when itunes upgraded my laptop went to 100% cpu usage. only solution was uninstall. have tried itunes again as my daughter wants the new ipad. still same problem tho so not keen to spend £400 on new pad without pc support. anyone help? (ps been using ipod touches 1 and 2, been great source of pleasure for my two girls, but cant sync them, so using the little shuffles for music, syncing to an old version of itunes on an old netbook - had the sense to switch off upgrades when the new version went wrong)
Close your iTunes,
Go to command Prompt -
(Win 7/Vista) - START/ALL PROGRAMS/ACCESSORIES, right mouse click "Command Prompt", choose "Run as Administrator".
(Win XP SP2 & above) - START/ALL PROGRAMS/ACCESSORIES/Command Prompt
In the "Command Prompt" screen, type in
netsh winsock reset
Hit "ENTER" key
Restart your computer.
If you do get a prompt after restart windows to remap LSP, just click NO.
Now launch your iTunes and see if it is working now.
If you are still having these type of problems after trying the winsock reset, refer to this article to identify which software in your system is inserting LSP:
iTunes 10.5 for Windows: May see performance issues and blank iTunes Store
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does any body know how to set the java program to utilize 100% cpu usage? thanks!class Empty implements Runnable {
Empty() {}
public void run() {
while(true) {}
public static void main(String[] arg) {
new Thread(new Empty()).start();
new Thread(new Empty()).start();
new Thread(new Empty()).start();
new Thread(new Empty()).start();
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High CPU usage without any application running on the laptop
Hi ,
I saw some earlier posts as well but I am not sure if anything is helping me. I have a HP Pavilian Dv6. Its with me for now since 2009 or so. It was all running very well till last Nov - Dec 2013 timeframe. I had many bulky work done on the laptp like video cutting editing , along with audio edits , fairly well. I used it mostly for videos and no games though.
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I am really tired of this and not able to enjoy anything. Please suggest what could be the issue here and how can it be helped?Just to add the laptop is HP Pavilian DV6 , model Dv6t - 1300.
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Problem 1: If you use the Swing timer, or Thread.sleep, the resolution is limited to 10 or 11 milliseconds. There is a Thread.sleep(millis, nanos) function, but I tested it and it still has 11ms resolution in WinXP.
Problem 2: If you use jbanes's GAGE timer, CPU utilization will always be 100%.
Solution: Use a hybrid technique. I would love to have nanosecond resolution AND low CPU utilization at any speed (and if you have any suggestions, please post them) but for now:
class /*name*/ extends Thread{
public void run(){
setDelay(delaySettings[speed]); //Set "delay" to the desired delay in nanoseconds
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while(true){
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try{sleep(50);}
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//The rest of your code
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-CherryPause the game when u alt-tab away ^_^
Thats what most native fullscreen games do (the
non-networked kind atleast)Good idea, but the crux of the issue is really the underlying scheduler which allows
the thread to race.
How to "Eliminate" 100% CPU usage.
Tony's Law of the exec constant. <<<<"Any thread or process running on a non-preemptive operating system MUST NOT use blocking
IO, and MUST preempt itself at leat 20MS per iteration."
The reason it is called a constant is because it is the minimum time needed to ensure
the underlying operating system gets enough CPU cycles to function correctly.
Every milliseconds below this increases exponentially the chance of locking up or
crashing despite the speed of your system.
Most people who program do not realize the the implications of running under defective schedulers
such as the one provided with MS windows where, for example, you can block on a socket, and
hang your whole system.
>>> Do NOT use Thread.sleep() <<< but instead use Object.wait();
Do not use blockng IO. If you have to use java.io, use available() to make such you ONLY
read the exact amount of bytes you need without blocking and make sure to prempt
yourself at least 20MS per iteration.
ie:
InputStream inputStream;
while(working)
Object waitObject = new Object();
int readCount = 0;
int availableBytes = 0;
int totalBytes = 10;
while(readCount < totalBytes)
if((availableBytes = inputStream.available())!=0)
read() (the # of Bytes available)
else
synchronized(waitObject)
waitObject.wait(200); // 5X per second poll
waitObject.notifyAll();
Using wait() removes the current thread from being scheduled; Thread.sleep()
leaves the Thread on the schedule list. wait() releases all monitors allow other
threads to have them; THread.sleep() does not.
The 100% CPU issue is especially bad under NT BTW.
If you do this not only will your CPU usage go to negligible, but you
will never again lock your system because of it.
Good Luck!
(T) -
Hi everybody:
I'm working with LabVIEW DSC 8.2.1 in a system that monitors many variables of a plant, such a typical SCADA system. For this reason, the use of the graphic tools is highly used on the development of this system. Everything works fine, but I have only one problem.... the usage of the CPU.
When I am working on the development system I (not the executable) I start the application and after the variables are initialized and every process has started and are running , the CPU usage is raised around 90 - 100%. After a few days investigating the reason of this, I realized thay when I change the view on the screen to another view, for example the block diagram of the application, while the application is still running, the CPU usage goes around 15 - 25%. I've tried these many times changing the view from Front panel to Block Diagram and viceversa and the result is always the same: Front Panel= around 100%; Block diagram or another view (other applications MMIs, or Block Diagrams, etc.)= around 20%.
Another thing that I realized is that the other view (different to front panel) has to fill the entire screen to work the way I'm telling before.
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I don't know if there's some other consideration to take into account about the HMI when creating an application, and I'll appreciate very much your help.
Thanks in advance!
Ignacio von UngerFrom http://100cpuusage.blogspot.com/
100 Percent CPU Usage when you run programs after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2
CPU Usage 100% Symptoms
When you run some programs, the CPU Usage meter in Task Manager may indicate CPU Usage 100%. When CPU utilization reaches 100 percent, programs will run very slowly or stop responding (hang) and your computer is freezing or crashing.
Noteress CTRL+ALT+DEL to view CPU utilization, click Task Manager, and then click the Performance tab.
These symptoms occur after you install Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2).
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These problem occurs because of the user interface code that is included in Windows XP SP2. The high CPU utilization is caused by the additional overhead that occurs when the IsWindow function is called by the user interface code.
RESOLUTION
Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.
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if you still do not know how to Fix CPU Usage 100%?
I suggest you try targeted software - registry cleaner to fix cpu usage 100%
Because there are many cases causing high cpu utilization.
1. If you do a lot of web surfing and are concerned about spyware, adware infecting your machine, they will cause system crashes and CPU utilization reaches 100 percent. Some good registry cleaner has the function of spyware & adware removal.
2. You install many beta version of the software, Drivers are not certified, which resulted in many errors, you get high cpu usage.
3.100% CPU Usage while you use Internet Explorer
4. many unneed Startup Program.
5.Others PC Errors. - DLL errors, runtime errors, Windows-Installer Errors, Windows Startup Errors,paths Broken DLLs, OCX, and ActiveX Components all will cause 100% cpu usage. Your PC will run very slowly.
Registry cleaner can do a complete scan of your entire file system and registry in under 2 minutes! Fix High Cpu Usage. Improve PC Speed By Up to 70%!
http://www.100-cpu-usage.com/ suggest you to download registry cleaner to fix 100% cpu usage too.
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Crystalras.exe consuming 100% CPU usage
Hi everyone,
When we try to open an instance of one of our Crystal reports from InfoView, the crystalras.exe process runs at 100% CPU usage and the report never shows up. After a few minutes, we get the following message:
The request timed out because there has been no reply from the server for 600,000 milliseconds.
Does anyone know where the problem could come from? Could this be because the report is retrieving too much data?
Thanks in advance for any help.Dear Both,
I traced the RAS server as suggested by Tim and obtained a log that - I have to admit - is quite difficult for me to understand. Could I send it to one of you for examination? Thanks in advance.
Ted, please find below my answers to your questions:
Just to close out possible data source issues, are the reports going against Business Views or Universes?
The report is based on Business Views.
Do you have Processing Extensions specified for the reports?
Sorry but what are Processing Extensions?
Also, when you checked in the Crystal Reports Designer, was it Designer installed on the same machine where the page server and RAS server is running?
Yes, it is installed on the same machine.
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MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.10)run the 'top' utility and see what the processes are. You will certainly see some oracle procs in the list. can you post back the output here so we can review it?
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Queue consumer stops with 100% cpu usage
I'm trying to use Berkeley DB queue with transactions. When I tested what happens when transactions with DB_APPEND are aborted I found that while it works and DB_CONSUME correctly skips over rolled back records, unfortunately extents that have those records are never deleted, which causes database to always grow. Next I tried DB_CONSUME with database opened using DB_INORDER flag and it seems there's a serious regression in Berkeley DB that causes it to loop indefinitely with 100% cpu usage when it encounters a rolled back record. I tested various versions and found that this bug doesn't happen with 5.1.29, but it is reproducible with 5.2.42, so this regression might have been introduced in 5.2. I have also tested 5.3 and 6.0, and both have this behavior. There may be something wrong with the way queue records are rolled back, one indication of that would be that in 5.1.29 doesn't have neither of the two problems I found with DB_QUEUE: extents are deleted after being consumed, and there are no issues when consuming with DB_INORDER either.
You can find Python code to reproduce this issue here:
https://gist.github.com/snaury/027a3c546f5b0a62a440
Sorry for using Python and not e.g. C++, but it's a lot shorter that way.We have looked at the issues and they are valid. We will roll the fixes out for this in our next release of BDB. The test case was very useful and really helped to speed the process up. If you have any questions, please contact me directly at [email protected] Thanks again for bringing this to our attention.
thanks
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High CPU usage - Rapid Battery Drain - Running HOT
Looking for help.. PLEASE!
Z10 - Model STL100-3 Software release 10.2.1.2179
Symptoms;
Occasionally, and for no apparent reason, I notice my Z10 getting hot in my pocket. I run the device monitor App and see a very high CPU usage, which consequently drains the batter very quickly.
I've tried all the solutions from every support group thread and blog. And I mean ALL!
Pulling the battery
Replaced the battery
Removed the SIM
Deleted G Mail
Removed all 3rd party Apps (2)
Stopped email sync
Stopped calendar sync
Turned off all radio
Turned Off Wi-Fi
Let it sit for hours, even days to let it finish doing whatever its trying to do
Etc Etc Etc.
Finally, I called BB support, they wanted $50 to talk to someone. I told them the issue, they said the device is bad and must be replaced. I said its software related!! They said.. no, its a hardware issue. Device is under warranty and they want me to just go get a new one. I don't want a new one, I want a fix! Stop the waste of BB $
Temporary solution
Eventually, I decided I would do a restore, back to the factory settings, and here's when I found something
I run BB Link, connect the device, do a back-up... and LOW AND BEHOLD.. this fixes the high CPU usage and the device runs great, very cool, low cpu and extremely long battery life.
Sadly! .. this problem reoccurs, after a few days, sometimes after a couple of weeks and just out of the blue.
I can force this fault to occur, simply by doing a restart of the device. Sure enough, it will run hot, use all the cpu and I will have to do a back-up to get it to settle down again. I've tried to wait for the so called 'indexing' to finish, but it never stops running with high cpu and doesn't help.
Can any one tell me whats happening and how to make this a permanent fix?
There are hundreds if not thousands of people having very similar issues, and many different methods to fix it. Its my belief that there is an underlying bigger problem that relates to all these differing fixes, but as yet.. I cant find it and none of these fixes work for me. For now... I will keep doing the occasional back-up and hope I get a response that can help.
Thanks to all that read this.curve8530curve8330 wrote:
The heat may be normal. After a little water damage incident, which I repaired, I disassembled my Z10 the find a small heat sink will thermal compound. This helps dissipate heat efficiently. I found a large number of air bubbles and possibly a large air pocket by the way the paste stuck to both sides. I removed the old paste and replaced it with artic silver paste and the z10 has been much much cooler. It use to run about 105*f and now it is around 85*f.
See this thread I posted for before and after pictures using a thermal imager.
http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/BlackBerry-Z10/Z10-heating-up-fix/m-p/3031220#M71390
@Curve8530 .....as much a s your discovery is appreciated, I hardly believe that most people will actually dismantle their phone to remove the paste and replace with arctic silver. Besides, what you are doing is not a fix for the actual problem....
In most cases, this heat is associated with apps using the CPU resources beyond the normal limits.
As an easy fix, finding and removing the app(s) in question followed by a reboot, solves the issue. In some cases an OS reload is necessary.... but under no circumstances I would even remotely suggest to any member to dismantle their phone and do what you did... -
High CPU usage after closing a program.
Okay, this is annoying. Doesn't happen on all programs, but too many.
When I close an application, in normal way, alt+f4/press x/file->quit the program quits, BUT, "ghost" application starts, which raises to 100% CPU usage. Then I have to close it via sigterm/sigkill. This has happened (atleast) with mplayer, nvidia-settings (which doesn't even start, but cpu usage raises to 100% anyway, and ghost application starts) and WoW thru Wine. Now, I have absolutely no idea what is going on, and I've found nothing on google.
I think it became after I upgraded to 2.6.29 kernel, it's 2.6.30 now and still the same.
A little help pleaseThe nvidia-settings starts, as it shows on system monitor (htop, etc) but I am not getting the window, and cpu usage raises to 100% instantly. Terminal output:
dfizzle@ohai ~$ nvidia-settings
The valid values for 'XVideoTextureContrast' are in the range -1000 - 1000
(inclusive).
'XVideoTextureContrast' can use the following target types: X Screen.
The valid values for 'XVideoTextureSaturation' are in the range -1000 -
1000 (inclusive).
'XVideoTextureSaturation' can use the following target types: X Screen. -
100% CPU usage with XP Cooler from PCAlert4
Any idea why I would be running 100% cpu usage when running XP Cooler from PCAlert4? I noticed PC was sluggish when running it so CTRL+ALT+DEL and under performance is 100% CPU with 245MB Ram Usage. No other TSR's running - several application but under 10% CPU usage without PCAlert and XP Cooler.
I was also wondering if anyone had any ideas on the video? I have the K7N2G with 768MB DDR PC 2100 (3x256) XP2200+ 266FSB running 1804MHz - Maxtor 30GB 7200RPM - 350W PSU (raidmax - yea yea I know, dont say a word though LOL) on board video and here is the problem - graphics are great, but they get choppy - running NFS HotPursuit 2 at 32bit 800x600 (doesnt seem to matter even when running 16bit 640x480still does it.) what setting am I missing? Thanks in advance.Deathstalker (Richard),
I did what you suggest in memory management and also changed out the mem on the board - it did make a difference, not as much as I had hoped, but it did.
Raven,
I have used Fraps in the past, forgot about it, but went ahead and downloaded it to get a better look.
To the Both of you,
Thanks so much for your replies, sometimes it just takes someone outside looking in to see the things overlooked. But I went ahead and also ran all of the latest updates for the board (semi new system and I only installed with the CD that came with the Mobo) and everything is running better than expected. Thanks again for your thoughts - keep 'em flowin, it's amazing whom we could help. Take care.
Don
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I know this has been talked about, but I have a unique case. I am basically having a nightmare situation with Pro Tools and Mavericks. I just bought a Macbook Pro Retina and it came with 10.9. I absolutely need to install 10.8 and wondering how I go
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When i open finder, below devices appeas shared featuring the name of a computer that I don't know. What it's? How I can delete this connection? Please HELP me!
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I have an iMac, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. Until recently Firefox worked fine on them all and was my default web browser. Suddenly and with no other indications, FF wouldn't load on my MacBook Air. The opening sequence commences but hangs up with a