High CPU usage in Task Manager indicates that your CPU is under severe stress and being pushed beyond capacity.
When not addressed on time, excessive stress can even damage your CPU.
So, closing those resource-hungry tasks alone may free up enough resources and lower CPU usage.
To view which processes overwhelm the CPU the most, right-hit the WindowsStart iconand open theTask Manager.
Then, click theCPUcolumn header to sort processes by resource consumption in descending order.
Then, look at the percentage of resources consumed by each process.
Therefore, close them if they are not essential, and CPU usage will fall dramatically.
To terminate any task, right-tap on it and hitEnd task.
If you have a dedicated GPU installed on your gear, follow the instructions in the next heading.
If not, skip the next fix and jump straight to heading #4.
Therefore, configure the game to use GPU to fix the issue.
Here’s how:
Forcing the game to use the dedicated GPU will likely reduce CPU usage.
If not, check whether the problem is game-specific.
To exclude this possibility, update the game and the gaming client if the game runs through it.
Find out if other users are experiencing the same issue on the game’s official forum.
If others are experiencing the same problem, there could be a problem with the game version.
In that case, you will need to wait for the release of the updated version.
This will reduce the game’s graphics processing requirements, reducing the load on your CPU.
This step will undoubtedly reduce your CPU usage but at the expense of your game’s graphics quality.
We have explained the reasons that lead to high CPU usage to help you better understand why it occurs.
Hopefully, after applying the fixes discussed above, the CPU usage percentage will ultimately decrease.
If nothing works, check the CPU usage percentage during idle time.
If that’s the case, it’s time to have your gadget inspected.
