Windows 8.1 i7 Laptop with high CPU and running slow

aftabn10

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Hi, i have recently (around 4 weeks ago) upgraded my laptop to windows 8.1 and I have now found the laptop running very slow. Most of the times I am waiting around for the apps to start up, or waiting for it to respond to my actions i.e. typing, coding, editing images and its got to a stage where I am really getting frustrated.

I have a Sony Vaio SVS13 Model with the following spec:

Operating System
Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 3540M @ 3.00GHz
Ivy Bridge 22nm Technology
RAM
6.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
Sony Corporation VAIO (N/A)
Graphics
VAIO_LCD (1366x768@60Hz)
Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Sony)
1024MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE (Sony)
Storage
698GB TOSHIBA MQ01ABD075H (SATA)
Security
Kaspersky Anti-Virus

The problem I find is that (using Advanced System Care, part of Sony installed software) this shows me that the CPU is always running at 100% and I thought its time I try and work out what the problem is, as I keep getting delayed doing my uni work and im ending up spending more time on work.

I have read a few forums saying that Kaspersky tends to use up alot of CPU but i didnt find this issue when I had Windows 8 so not sure how to fix or find what the problem is.

If somebody could please advise would really appreciate it as would help me out alot.

Thanks in advance.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
Try to see in services about windows update and try to stop it and disable then reboot.

or can you capture screen on task manager with cpu usage (% of processing)

(Sorry for my bad english)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD FX6300
    Motherboard
    Asrock
    Memory
    8
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI 7750
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Eset Nod32
Open the task manager in Windows 8.1 and have it list the processes by CPU usage and see which process is always at or near the top. Let us know what it is or maybe even screenshot it and upload it here. Its possible that you have a program that is doing some configuration or updating in the background. It could also be a virus. Id recommend running some scans to see if anything is up.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 @ 3.3-3.7 Ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI Z77-G41
    Memory
    16 GB Kingston HyperX Beast DDR3-1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GT 730
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 20 Inch Dell
    Screen Resolution
    1680*1050
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB
    Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB
    PSU
    Thermaltake 550W
    Case
    Antec Nine Hundred Two
    Cooling
    Arctic Freezer i30 CO
    Keyboard
    Logitech K330
    Mouse
    Logitech M215
    Internet Speed
    60 Mbps
    Browser
    Comodo Chromodo
    Antivirus
    Comodo Internet Security Premium
Thanks ArazelEternal and chain85. I have attached an image of my cpu usage. The weird thing is, the advanced system care shows cpu as 100% but in windows task manager it shows up as 5%,, but performance is really slow so I am going to try and uninstall all IObit Software that I have installed.

Driver Booster
Advanced SystemCare 8.4
IObit Uninstaller
Surfing Protection
Smart Defrag
Start Menu 8

Hopefully that should help. Will keep you posted. If theres any other suggestions/tips would really appreciate it.

cpu.jpg
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
On the face of it the Task Manager does not show anything major wrong.
I would get rid of 'Driver Booster' whatever that is, It sounds like totally spurious rubbish. Likewise IObit Uninstaller, Smart Defrag, Smart Menu 8.
As you have installed such stuff there is probably a lot of similar stuff that you have not detailed. Two managers on one job is not good.

An example is another Defrag Application when Windows 8.1 has it's own which schedules itself, you can change this to once per month which is more than adequate with modern disc filing systems. They maybe just fighting each other each with a different opinion.

Advanced System Care is probably a 3rd manager for some things. Perhaps switch off some stuff within that, maybe there is some genuinely useful stuff.
Go for lean and mean, I never get Windows slow ups at all. You can always re-install stuff you really need/prefer.
 

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Thanks Helmut, I have uninstalled all IObit software but computer still lagging somewhat. Currently have word open and writing some notes and it's stuck. I have tried working by switching Master sky off as well but not making much difference.

So frustrating as I have alot to get on. Is there any tools that I could use to scan the computer and then have a log file or something that I could share to try and nail the issue?

Thanks btw for having a look.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
The fact that the ASC is showing 100% usage but the task manager is showing only 5% makes me wonder if there is malware on the computer that obscures itself whenever the task manager is launched that doesn't get hidden from the ASC resource monitor.

I would download Comodo Rescue Disc and burn it to a CD/DVD using ImgBurn. Place it in your DVD drive and boot from it and have it run a scan. See if it comes up with anything.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 @ 3.3-3.7 Ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI Z77-G41
    Memory
    16 GB Kingston HyperX Beast DDR3-1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GT 730
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 20 Inch Dell
    Screen Resolution
    1680*1050
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB
    Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB
    PSU
    Thermaltake 550W
    Case
    Antec Nine Hundred Two
    Cooling
    Arctic Freezer i30 CO
    Keyboard
    Logitech K330
    Mouse
    Logitech M215
    Internet Speed
    60 Mbps
    Browser
    Comodo Chromodo
    Antivirus
    Comodo Internet Security Premium
Thanks ArazelEternal, tried your suggestion but unfortunately not sure why, but when I tried the Graphic and Text version of Comodo Rescue Disk they both fail when i need to select whether I would like to scan.

In the Graphic version I just get a blank screen after I Accept and in the text version I get an update failed message if i try and scan. I have tried to run this off 3 cds and all do the same...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
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