Task manager is broken... 100% cpu usage all the time

[Aramir]

I recently noticed that task manager always indicates that my cpu is sitting at 100% usage. Despites having no lag whatsoever, no problems, the processor not heating up, the cpu fan not spinning that much, etc.... So basically every indicator is all green except for the official microsoft one. And when using a "proper task manager" like Process Hacker I get results more in line with what I except.



So my question is, did anyone noticed similar results recently ? Did microsoft messed up again ?

[jaslion]

Check with mai afterburner, openhardwaremonitor,...

 

Also do a cinebench.

 

This could be an error or something else.

[Likwid]

2 minutes ago, Aramir said:

I recently noticed that task manager always indicates that my cpu is sitting at 100% usage. Despites having no lag whatsoever, no problems, the processor not heating up, the cpu fan not spinning that much, etc.... So basically every indicator is all green except for the official microsoft one. And when using a "proper task manager" like Process Hacker I get results more in line with what I except.



So my question is, did anyone noticed similar results recently ? Did microsoft messed up again ?

System IDLE Process 85% usage

[DoctorNick]

4 minutes ago, Aramir said:

I recently noticed that task manager always indicates that my cpu is sitting at 100% usage. Despites having no lag whatsoever, no problems, the processor not heating up, the cpu fan not spinning that much, etc.... So basically every indicator is all green except for the official microsoft one. And when using a "proper task manager" like Process Hacker I get results more in line with what I except.



So my question is, did anyone noticed similar results recently ? Did microsoft messed up again ?

Uninstall Avast and use Windows security instead. 

[ChrisLoudon]

57 minutes ago, DoctorNick said:

Uninstall Avast and use Windows security instead. 

Agreed. Stay well clear of 3rd party tools for AV stuff.

 

1 hour ago, Aramir said:

Did microsoft messed up again

Probably. If its a pain then try a fresh install of Windows and see if the problem goes away.

[Kilrah]

Check CPU power draw and usage with HwInfo to see whether it actually is under load. Could be some piece of malware that manages to hide itself from task monitoring tools.

[191x7]

Do 

dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

sfc /scannow

[Aramir]

2 hours ago, jaslion said:

Check with mai afterburner, openhardwaremonitor,...

 

Also do a cinebench.

 

This could be an error or something else.

Here's somecinebench multicore scores. Don't know what to make of it sincerely. It seems fine to me considering I've got some work stuff running in the background that I can't turn off mid-day :p. I can clearly hear the fan kicks off during the test.
 

 

2 hours ago, DoctorNick said:

Uninstall Avast and use Windows security instead. 

Not the subject here. But avast did save my ass a couple of times where defender didn't. Yes their monetization system sucks, yes they've done dodgy stuff with customer data. No I don't care right now, no it never caused any issue with my system or degraged my performances significantly. I might switch later on for my next install and see for myself. That's it, end of the debate on that subject for me.

 

22 minutes ago, Kilrah said:

Check CPU power draw and usage with HwInfo to see whether it actually is under load. Could be some piece of malware that manages to hide itself from task monitoring tools.

Everything looks fine to me , that's the weird part.

 

 

[Aramir]

45 minutes ago, 191x7 said:

Do 

dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

sfc /scannow

giving it a shot
edit : it didin't fix it. And yes I have the same issue in windows safe mode

[Aramir]

And the answer was the "High performance plan" setting in power plan.... Wtf... Using the "AMD Ryzen High Performance" one (which strangely sets minimal cpu performance to 99% and max one to 100%) fixes everything.