Pls help with CPU usage!!!

[TerryRitchie]

My specs are Windows 8.1, 4 GB of RAM, Intel Celeron 1.8 GHz 2 cores.

Anyways, disabling Syntax Checker solved the problem, no more overheating!

Thank you everyone for help!

@liubartas

If possible upgrade your RAM to at least 8GB. Run the MSCONFIG utility on your system and disable anything that does not need to be running during startup (the startup tab). If you happen to disable something by accident that you need you can simply re-enter MSCONFIG and turn it back on.

(You can run MSCONFIG by either pressing Win+R and typing in MSCONFIG, or do a search for MSCONFIG)

Your CPU specs are bare minimum so disabling startup programs that are not needed will help greatly.

Within MSCONFIG you can also go to the services tab and disable any services that don't need to be running at startup.

When finished making changes in MSCONFIG reboot your computer using a true shutdown (not the hybrid shutdown that Windows 8.1 does).

To do this press Win+R and type in CMD then press the enter key.

At the command prompt inside the command window type in:

shutdown  /s  /t  0

and then press enter. This will tell Windows to do a true Windows shutdown (you should do this at least once a month any way to truly wipe your RAM clean and keep Windows running faster). After the computer has turned off simply start it back up.

Also, if your system is overheating at 50% CPU usage try giving your computer's fan and intake/exhaust ports a good cleaning. They are probably clogged with dust and a good cleaning will help with CPU cooling.

If your hard drive is mechanical (not an SSD) run the DEFRAG utility on it. It's amazing how much smoother a computer will run when the hard drive has been freshly defragmented. If you have an SSD (solid state drive) do not do this as SSDs do this internally already and DEFRAG takes from the finite read/write cycles that SSDs have.

These suggestions should make your computer experience much smoother and faster.

Terry