High "System" Usage

[Moonzy]

Recently for the past few months, there's this task called "System" that sometimes pop up when i restart my computer and it doesnt go away until i shut down* AND turn off the power in PSU

*My system doesn't fully shut down either when this is present, it just stays at screen off but system light is still on state, i have to hold power button to fully shut it down.

 

anyone know how to diagnose such a problem?

[.Apex.]

25 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

*My system doesn't fully shut down either when this is present, it just stays at screen off but system light is still on state, i have to hold power button to fully shut it down.

You mean RGB or a white LED on the board? yeah that's supposed to happen, fans should be off though
 

26 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

Recently for the past few months, there's this task called "System" that sometimes pop up when i restart my computer and it doesnt go away until i shut down* AND turn off the power in PSU

That's supposed to be there, it's a host for drivers, but I found this that's helpful to diagnose where the problem is coming from
https://superuser.com/questions/527401/troubleshoot-high-cpu-usage-by-the-system-process
 

Download Process Explorer and right click on System and go to properties as explained on that page
 

[Moonzy]

1 minute ago, _Syn_ said:

You mean RGB or a white LED on the board? yeah that's supposed to happen, fans should be off though

fans and RGB led still on (supposed to be off when not powered on)

2 minutes ago, _Syn_ said:

That's supposed to be there, it's a host for drivers, but I found this that's helpful to diagnose where the problem is coming from
https://superuser.com/questions/527401/troubleshoot-high-cpu-usage-by-the-system-process

ik system is supposed to be there, but 30%+ and preventing my desktop from fully turning off is an issue (restarting gets stuck at the weird power state too)

yea i saw that thread, looks kinda complicated tbh...

[.Apex.]

7 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

yea i saw that thread, looks kinda complicated tbh... 

It's really not, don't pay attention to anything else, just open Process Explorer and find System and go to Properties>Threads and provide a screenshot here (sort by CPU usage when you're in Threads tab)

https://download.sysinternals.com/files/ProcessExplorer.zip

[Moonzy]

2 minutes ago, _Syn_ said:

just open Process Explorer and find System and go to Properties>Threads and provide a screenshot here

Like so?

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[Moonzy]

4 minutes ago, _Syn_ said:

Properties>Threads

whoops my bad

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[.Apex.]

Just now, Moonzy said:

whoops my bad

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Yes but CPU usage seems to be 0%, is it 30% right now in Task Manager?

[.Apex.]

1 minute ago, _Syn_ said:

is it 30% right now in Task Manager?

4 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

Like so?

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Yes it seems like it is.. this is weird..

[Moonzy]

1 minute ago, _Syn_ said:

Yes but CPU usage seems to be 0%, is it 30% right now in Task Manager?

my bad, it was scrolled down slightly, i edited the post but here's the photo

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would it be faster if i just formatted my computer lol

[.Apex.]

2 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

my bad, it was scrolled down slightly, i edited the post but here's the photo

Well it's the ACPI driver, so you're right about your PC not shutting down because of System process, ACPI controls Power and Fans

What are you System specs? is it Blood Lust in your signature?

[Moonzy]

1 minute ago, _Syn_ said:

is it Blood Lust in your signature?

indeed it is

does it have to do with AI Suite?

[Moonzy]

2 minutes ago, _Syn_ said:

Well it's the ACPI driver, so you're right about your PC not shutting down because of System process

i believe this problem persisted over a format i did recently... but that format was done using a system image i created when i first freshly installed windows previously...

so if i could fix it without format, would be great

[.Apex.]

9 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

indeed it is

does it have to do with AI Suite?

it's possible, AI Suite messes with many things I never recommend it, You can try uninstalling it, and then try updating your Chipset drivers from here https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/28182/Chipset-INF-Utility?product=46644
 

If it doesn't work then you can also find ACPI drivers in Device Manager under System Devices, try manually uninstalling all ACPI stuff, there's also Microsoft ACPI if you scroll down, and then restart your PC, Windows will reinstall them again

[Moonzy]

4 minutes ago, _Syn_ said:

You can try uninstalling it

thanks the problem is gone for now

i'll report back if it occurs again, as it doesnt really pop up every single time (tho it did for 10+ restart in a row earlier)

 

you're a hero

[.Apex.]

Just now, Moonzy said:

thanks the problem is gone for now

i'll report back if it occurs again, as it doesnt really pop up every single time (tho it did for 10+ restart in a row earlier)

 

you're a hero

you're welcome