{"id":11671,"date":"2017-05-11T11:36:28","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T06:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=11671"},"modified":"2017-05-11T11:36:28","modified_gmt":"2017-05-11T06:06:28","slug":"fix-high-cpumemory-usage-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/fix-high-cpumemory-usage-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix High CPU\/Memory Usage in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Windows 10 turned into supposed to carry advanced overall performance to PCs and Laptops walking previous iterations of windows. However, if the various reports are to be believed, that doesn\u2019t appear to be the case. in keeping with various discussion board <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Windows10\/comments\/3fm7m8\/windows_10_is_very_laggy_and_slow_after_the_update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">threads<\/a> and posts, Windows 10 users are going through performance problems because of excessive CPU\/memory utilization. Seemingly, there are a number of issues which are resulting in excessive CPU usage in Windows 10.<\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p>Before we let you know how you can restoration high CPU usage in home windows 10, allow\u2019s reveal into the details of what is probably causing this, we could?<\/p>\n<p>Before we tell you how you can fix high CPU usage in Windows 10, let\u2019s divulge into the details of what might be causing this, shall we?<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"what-causes-high-cpu-memory-usage-in-windows-10\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>What causes high CPU &amp; memory usage in Windows 10<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>If you have this belief that devices providing lesser RAM is probably going through excessive CPU utilization problems on Windows 10, you&#8217;re incorrect. In reality, most people dealing with those troubles have systems with eight or sixteen GB RAM and excessive-quit Intel center i7 chipsets. we are the usage of a windows 10 pc, which packs 4 gigs of RAM and is powered by using the pretty modest center i3 processor and we can in my view assure you that home windows 10 works like a appeal (well, at the least maximum of the time).<\/p>\n<p>So, low memory or decrease quit chipsets are really now not the issuses here. Now that we&#8217;ve cleared that doubt, right here are a few things that might be inflicting your Windows 10 computer to expend all the CPU strength and RAM:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Driver Incompatibility Issues<\/strong>: Some hardware creators are allow to update their Windows drivers to play well with Windows 10 and that results in performance issues. Due to driver incompatibility, there might be a memory leak, which results in high CPU &amp; memory usage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Windows 10 updates<\/strong>: We are going to go ahead and say that Windows 10 updates are a headache. While Microsoft has tried to make things seamless,\u00a0the regular prompts to update aren\u2019t helping. Plus, there are various updates that are downloaded in background automatically, resulting in slowing down of the PC.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Registry Bugs<\/strong>: Windows 10\u00a0seems to feature a few bugs in its Registry that are\u00a0resulting in the high CPU usage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CPU hogging processes<\/strong>: There are various\u00a0unnecessary processes that run in the background and take up all the CPU usage. Moreover, there are processes that automatically start up when you turn on your PC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There may be several other reasons for the high CPU usage in Windows 10 but these are the key ones for sure. Don\u2019t worry though, as we are going to\u00a0help you fix things up. Here\u2019s how you can fix high CPU and memory usage in Windows 10:<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"ways-to-fix-high-cpu-memory-usage-in-windows-10\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Ways to fix high CPU\/Memory Usage in Windows 10<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong><u>Note<\/u><\/strong>: You can check out your PC\u2019s CPU and memory usage by going to the Task Manager. You can open up Task Manager by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete or by right clicking on the Start menu and selecting \u201cTask Manager\u201d. So, after you try out the following methods, don\u2019t forget to check the Task Manager for\u00a0changes in the CPU and memory usage.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"1-disable-start-up-apps-and-services\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>1.Disable start up apps and services<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>As we quoted, there are numerous apps and offerings that begin running in the background, as soon as we start up the Laptop. Well, there\u2019s a method to prevent those apps and services to begin running. To do it, open venture manager and visit the fourth tab \u201cStartup\u201d. Here, the apps can be listed together with their impact at the CPU and memory. To disable an app or carrier, simply select it and click on on the \u201cDisable\u201d button or proper click on on the app and choose \u201cDisable\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Windows-10-startup-apps.png\" alt=\"How to Fix High CPUMemory Usage in Windows 10\" width=\"641\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Windows-10-startup-apps.png 641w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Windows-10-startup-apps-300x237.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p><strong><u>Note<\/u><\/strong>: Make sure to only disable third party apps and services because there might be apps &amp; services that are part of Windows and disabling them might result in\u00a0problems.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"2-disable-superfetch-and-other-services\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>2.Disable Superfetch and other services<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>There are a some\u00a0Windows 10 services that are the main culprit in eating up your CPU resources.\u00a0Superfetch is a Windows 10 system service, which ensures that the most accessed data is available right from the RAM. However,\u00a0<strong>if you disable the service, you will notice a huge decrease in CPU usage<\/strong>. Here\u2019s how to do it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the Windows\u00a0<strong>Task Manager<\/strong>, go to\u00a0<strong>File-&gt;Run new task<\/strong>. In the Create New Task dialog box,\u00a0type\u00a0<strong>\u201cservices.msc\u201d<\/strong>and click \u201cOk\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Windows-10-run-new-task-.png\" alt=\"How to Fix High CPUMemory Usage in Windows 10\" width=\"640\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Windows-10-run-new-task-.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Windows-10-run-new-task--300x241.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The whole list of Windows services should open up, scroll down below and find\u00a0<strong>\u201cSuperfetch\u201d<\/strong>. When found,\u00a0<strong>right click\u00a0<\/strong>on the service and select\u00a0<strong>\u201cProperties\u201d<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Windows-10-Services.png\" alt=\"How to Fix High CPUMemory Usage in Windows 10\" width=\"640\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Windows-10-Services.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Windows-10-Services-300x223.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When the service properties opens up, you will find a\u00a0<strong>\u201cStartup type\u201d<\/strong>option in the General tab. Change that to\u00a0<strong>\u201cDisabled\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0through the drop-down menu and press \u201cOk\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11688\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Windows-10-services-properties.png\" alt=\"How to Fix High CPUMemory Usage in Windows 10\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Windows-10-services-properties.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Windows-10-services-properties-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can use the same process to disabled other CPU intensive services like \u201cBackground Intelligent Transfer Service Properties\u201d and \u201cWindows Search Properties\u201d.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"3-make-changes-to-the-registry-to-disable-run-time-broker\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>3.Make changes to the Registry to disable Run time Broker<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Run time Broker is a Windows process, which is theoretical to support you manage permissions of the Windows Store apps.\u00a0Ideally, it should not take up many memory or CPU resources but\u00a0<strong>faulty apps results in the process using GBs of memory<\/strong>, thus causing performance issues. As you might have guessed, you can disable the process through the Registry Editor. Here\u2019s how you can do it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open Run\u00a0through the\u00a0<strong>Win+R<\/strong>key combo and type\u00a0<strong>\u201cregerdit.exe\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0and press Enter to open Registry Editor.<\/li>\n<li>In Registry Editor, go to\u00a0<strong>HKEY_LOCALMACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\TimeBroker<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>double click on \u201cStart\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0<strong>change its DWORD value from 3 to 4<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Registry-Editor-to-stop-RuntimeBroker.png\" alt=\"How to Fix High CPUMemory Usage in Windows 10\" width=\"640\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Registry-Editor-to-stop-RuntimeBroker.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Registry-Editor-to-stop-RuntimeBroker-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Once done, reboot your PC for the changes to take effect. After which, you will see that there\u2019s no process dubbed Run time Broker.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: The value 2 means automatic start up, 3 means manual, while 4 means disabled.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"4-fix-driver-issues\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>4.Fix Driver Issues<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>We had previously mentioned that mismatched drivers can result in memory leak on Windows 10, so it\u2019s important you fix all the driver issues. You can install\u00a0apps like\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.softpedia.com\/get\/System\/System-Miscellaneous\/IObit-Driver-Booster.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">Driver Booster<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drp.su\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DriverPack<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.drivethelife.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DriverTalent<\/a>\u00a0etc. These apps <strong>automatically detect outdated drivers and update them<\/strong>\u00a0from inside the app. So, you won\u2019t have to go and search for them manually.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"5-turn-off-windows-10-tips\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>5.Turn off Windows 10 Tips<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>If you\u00a0are new to\u00a0 Windows\u00a010, the cool\u00a0recommendations\u00a0that pop up\u00a0to expose you the\u00a0way\u00a0may be\u00a0quite beneficial.\u00a0However,\u00a0when you have\u00a0been\u00a0the use of\u00a0windows\u00a010 for\u00a0some time\u00a0now, you\u00a0should\u00a0understand\u00a0that\u00a0these\u00a0tips\u00a0is probably\u00a0the\u00a0purpose\u00a0of your\u00a0Laptop\u2019s\u00a0excessive\u00a0CPU\u00a0usage.\u00a0Moreover,\u00a0a few human beings\u00a0even\u00a0suppose\u00a0that turning off\u00a0windows\u00a010\u00a0recommendations disabled the Run time Broker\u00a0technique.\u00a0Either methods, it\u2019s\u00a0high-quality\u00a0to disable it.<\/p>\n<p>To turn off Windows 10 tips, go to Windows\u00a0<strong>Settings-&gt;System-&gt;Notifications and actions<\/strong>. Here,\u00a0<strong>turn off \u201cShow me tips about Windows\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Windows-10-turn-off-tips.png\" alt=\"How to Fix High CPUMemory Usage in Windows 10\" width=\"640\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Windows-10-turn-off-tips.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Windows-10-turn-off-tips-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"6-change-windows-10-update-settings\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>6.Change Windows 10 Update Settings<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Windows\u00a010 updates\u00a0were\u00a0presupposed to\u00a0be seamless\u00a0however the\u00a0truth\u00a0is, they have got\u00a0come to be\u00a0a nuisance.\u00a0Windows\u00a010\u00a0continues\u00a0on downloading updates\u00a0automatically\u00a0or even\u00a0installs it on will. This\u00a0no longer\u00a0most effective hinders the\u00a0revel in, it\u00a0additionally\u00a0takes up a\u00a0huge\u00a0chunk\u00a0of CPU\u00a0resources and\u00a0memory. So, it\u2019s\u00a0essential\u00a0to\u00a0change\u00a0windows\u00a010\u00a0update\u00a0settings,\u00a0so they\u00a0play\u00a0nicely\u00a0with your\u00a0computer\u2019s CPU and RAM.<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, you need to turn off automatic downloading and installation of updates. To do that, go to S<strong>ettings-&gt;Update &amp; Security-&gt;Windows Update-&gt;Advanced Options<\/strong>\u00a0and check\u00a0<strong>\u201cDefer upgrades\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Windows-10-defer-upgrades.png\" alt=\"How to Fix High CPUMemory Usage in Windows 10\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Windows-10-defer-upgrades.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Windows-10-defer-upgrades-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p>Windows also have a tendency to share your update with other PC\u2019s over the internet. You can either totally disable it or\u00a0choose to share your updates with PCs on your network. We\u2019ll recommend you to turn it off in\u00a0<strong>Settings-&gt;Update &amp; Security-&gt;Windows Update-&gt;Advanced Options-&gt;Choose how updates are delivered<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11692\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Windows-10-update-delivery.png\" alt=\"How to Fix High CPUMemory Usage in Windows 10\" width=\"640\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Windows-10-update-delivery.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Windows-10-update-delivery-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"7-disable-ok-google-in-chrome-and-hey-cortana\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>7.Disable \u201cOk Google\u201d in Chrome and \u201cHey Cortana\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Google\u2019s Chrome browser has made a\u00a0name\u00a0for itself for being\u00a0a fast, responsive browser,\u00a0in addition to\u00a0a\u00a0useful resource\u00a0hog. So, it\u2019s no\u00a0marvel that Chrome\u00a0is probably\u00a0one of the\u00a0key\u00a0reasons\u00a0in your\u00a0pc\u2019s\u00a0excessive CPU usage. Reportedly, disabling Chrome\u2019s \u201cok\u00a0Google\u201d\u00a0feature\u00a0brings\u00a0a pleasant impact\u00a0on CPU\u00a0usage. To disable it,you can go to\u00a0<strong>Chrome Settings<\/strong>\u00a0and in the <strong>\u201cSearch\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0section,\u00a0<strong>uncheck \u201cEnable Ok Google to start a voice search\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Disable-Ok-Google-in-Chrome.png\" alt=\"How to Fix High CPUMemory Usage in Windows 10\" width=\"643\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Disable-Ok-Google-in-Chrome.png 643w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Disable-Ok-Google-in-Chrome-300x238.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The always-on hotword \u201cHey Cortana\u201d should also be inactivated to bring a positive impact on a PC\u2019s\u00a0CPU and RAM.\u00a0To disable it, open\u00a0<strong>Cortana<\/strong>\u00a0and hit the\u00a0<strong>hamburger menu<\/strong>. Then, go to\u00a0<strong>Notebook-&gt;Settings<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>turn off \u201cHey Cortana\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11690\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Windows-10-turn-off-hey-cortana.png\" alt=\"How to Fix High CPUMemory Usage in Windows 10\" width=\"640\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Windows-10-turn-off-hey-cortana.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Windows-10-turn-off-hey-cortana-300x237.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"8-adjust-windows-10-performance\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>8.Adjust Windows 10 Performance<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Animations and diverse cool transitions appearance exact but additionally they take a toll for your PC\u2019s CPU and memory. Happily, windows lets you optimize the results for the pleasant overall performance. To optimize windows 10\u2019s performance, go to manipulate Panel and inside the search box, type \u201coverall performance\u201d. From the quest effects, click on \u201cAdjust the appearance and performance of windows\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0\u201cPerformance Options\u201d dialog opens up\u00a0and in the \u201cVisual Effects\u201d tab,\u00a0you can either \u201cLet Windows choose what\u2019s best\u201d or \u201cAdjust for best performance\u201d or \u201cAdjust for best appearance\u201d or you can disable\/enable any effects manually under \u201cCustom\u201d.\u00a0In the \u201cAdvanced\u201d tab, you can even choose to allocate processor resources for best performance of either \u201cPrograms\u201d or \u201cBackground services\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11685\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Windows-10-Performance-Options.png\" alt=\"How to Fix High CPUMemory Usage in Windows 10\" width=\"640\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Windows-10-Performance-Options.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Windows-10-Performance-Options-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"9-turn-off-windows-spotlight\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>9.Turn off Windows Spotlight<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Windows Spotlight is the Windows 10\u2019s lock screen that carries you stunning\u00a0wallpapers from Bing along with suggestions. It also learns from your feedback to bring you backgrounds that you will like.\u00a0It does look cool but it also runs in the background, taking up resources, so it\u2019s best to turn it off.\u00a0To disable it, go to Windows\u00a0<strong>Settings-&gt;Personalization-&gt;Lockscreen<\/strong>\u00a0and change the background from\u00a0<strong>Windows Spotlight to a Picture<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Turn-off-Windows-Spotlight.png\" alt=\"How to Fix High CPUMemory Usage in Windows 10\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Turn-off-Windows-Spotlight.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Turn-off-Windows-Spotlight-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<h4 id=\"10-defragment-drives\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>10.Defragment Drives<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Additional way to hit\u00a0high CPU &amp; memory usage in Windows 10 is by making your\u00a0PC\u2019s hard disk more effective. You can do that by defragmenting your PC\u2019s drives. To start defragmentation of drive,\u00a0<strong>search for \u201cdefragment\u201d in Cortana<\/strong>\u00a0and you should find\u00a0<strong>\u201cDefragment and Optimize Drives\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0desktop app. You can then\u00a0<strong>select the drive<\/strong>\u00a0you want to defragment. To start the process, click on\u00a0<strong>\u201cAnalyze\u201d<\/strong>, which will tell you if\u00a0the drive needs to be defragmented or not.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Windows-10-defragment-drive.png\" alt=\"How to Fix High CPUMemory Usage in Windows 10\" width=\"640\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Windows-10-defragment-drive.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Windows-10-defragment-drive-300x219.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once it\u2019s analyzed, you will get the percentage of fragmentation on the drive.\u00a0<strong>If it\u2019s above 10%, you should start defragmentation<\/strong>\u00a0by clicking on \u201cDefragment Disk\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Note<\/u><\/strong>: The defragment process can take\u00a0several minutes to hours, however you will be able to use your PC in the mean time.<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"try-these-methods-to-fix-high-cpu-memory-usage-in-windows-10\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Try these methods to\u00a0fix high CPU\/memory usage in Windows 10<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>when you have been going through problems with high CPU and memory utilization in windows 10, you ought to try out all of those methods to optimize your computer\u2019s performance for the nice. we are pretty sure you won\u2019t face any problems after you perform those steps. So, strive them out and let us know if the performance troubles in your pc are fixed or now not. also, tell us when you have any greater methods to optimize CPU and memory utilization in home windows 10.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Fix High CPU\/Memory Usage in Windows 10 &#8211; PC &#8211; However, if the various reports are to be believed, that doesn\u2019t appear to be the case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5739],"tags":[35396,35392,35384,35394,35371,35401,35356,35376,35368,35388,35365,35377,35380,35382,35373,35398,35402,35366,35379,35383,35374,35381,35397,35362,35400,35357,35360,35361,35391,35367,35358,35370,35363,35355,35385,35372,35386,35369,35364,35395,35359,35378,35387,35375,35393,35390,35389,35399],"class_list":["post-11671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc","tag-check-memory-windows-10","tag-desktop-window-manager-high-memory","tag-fix-memory-leak-windows-10","tag-high-cpu-and-memory-usage-windows-10","tag-high-memory-usage-windows-10","tag-high-memory-usage-windows-8","tag-high-ram-usage-windows-7","tag-memory-for-windows-10","tag-memory-leak-windows-10","tag-memory-leak-windows-7","tag-memory-management-windows-10","tag-memory-requirements-for-windows-10","tag-memory-usage-windows-10","tag-memory-windows-10","tag-ntoskrnl-exe-system-and-compressed-memory","tag-ram-memory-windows-10","tag-reduce-memory-usage-windows-7","tag-system-and-compressed-memory","tag-system-and-compressed-memory-disk-usage","tag-system-and-compressed-memory-high-disk-usage","tag-system-and-compressed-memory-windows-10","tag-win-10-memory-leak","tag-windows-10-check-memory","tag-windows-10-cpu-100-all-the-time","tag-windows-10-high-cpu-and-memory-usage","tag-windows-10-high-cpu-usage-fix","tag-windows-10-high-cpu-usage-service-host","tag-windows-10-high-cpu-usage-when-idle","tag-windows-10-high-memory","tag-windows-10-high-memory-usage","tag-windows-10-high-ram-usage","tag-windows-10-memory","tag-windows-10-memory-leak","tag-windows-10-memory-leak-fix","tag-windows-10-memory-limits","tag-windows-10-memory-management","tag-windows-10-memory-problems","tag-windows-10-memory-requirements","tag-windows-10-memory-usage","tag-windows-10-pro-memory-requirements","tag-windows-10-ram-requirements","tag-windows-10-system-and-compressed-memory","tag-windows-10-system-memory","tag-windows-10-system-memory-usage","tag-windows-10-system-uses-a-lot-of-memory","tag-windows-memory-leak","tag-windows-update-memory-leak","tag-windows-update-memory-leak-fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11671\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}