CPU usage shoots to ~50% and stays there until suspended

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Mar 15, 20263097 views

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This is the Windows Vista problem, seen, I think, mostly on dual processor laptops, where % CPU suddenly shoots to about 45% and stays there. Once this has happened, % CPU will never return to normal on its own, though, curiously, "sleeping" the box for a few seconds will reset the condition. I've …

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Take a look at the Windows Performance Toolkit: Link My money's on crappy drivers. I had this happen with crappy Broadcom (that's redundant) network drivers.

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CPU usage shoots to ~50% and stays there until suspended

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