How to Fix System Idle Process High CPU Usage [Solution]

How to Fix System Idle Process High CPU Usage [Solution]

Is your computer keep stalling or freezing because of 99% CPU usage? It may be happening because of some particular application is consuming a huge chuck of the processing power in the background. After receiving recent updates, many users are accusing System Idle Process as the main culprit for this problem. System Idle Process runs on your CPU thread when no other task is running. It usually has a lower priority and should consume a lot less amount of CPU power of your system. But due to some bugs it is behaving abnormally. Attempt these fixes on your computer and the problem should be fixed in no time.

Issues addressed in this tutorial:
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what is system idle process

In Windows, the System Idle Process task contains one or more kernel threads which execute when there are no runnable tasks in the system. When you see the idle process running, it means that there were no other tasks available for the computer to schedule; hence it calls and executes this task.

This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, and Samsung.