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ngen.exe is constantly using CPU

Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 202630026 views
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I recently installed Windows 7. This was a clean install (i.e. not an upgrade from another version of Windows), but I did install a bunch of other programs. All mainstream applications - nothing wacky. Since then, my CPU usage has been constantly at around 50%. Task Manager shows me that ngen.exe i…

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Fix for: ngen.exe is constantly using CPU

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Following Isxek's advice, I used Process Explorer to see what's going on. I found this: Processes that are ending are highlighted red; ones just starting are green. This shows that ngen.exe is constantly ending and being restarted. From the graph at…

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