System Idle Process

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System Idle Process is at top of processes tab in windows task manager. I've
read in an earlier post this causes cpu spikes...should I just highlight it
and click end process?? or is there something else I need to do.
Thanks
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sue

 

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Hi

That process measures the amount of time that the CPU isn't being used. The
high the %, the better. Please don't try and close down the process.

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"sue40" <sue40@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:34E49676-A9C1-4F72-84B9-68FED223CE14@microsoft.com...
> System Idle Process is at top of processes tab in windows task manager.
> I've
> read in an earlier post this causes cpu spikes...should I just highlight
> it
> and click end process?? or is there something else I need to do.
> Thanks
> --
> sue

 

[Jim]

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"sue40" <sue40@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:34E49676-A9C1-4F72-84B9-68FED223CE14@microsoft.com...
> System Idle Process is at top of processes tab in windows task manager.
> I've
> read in an earlier post this causes cpu spikes...should I just highlight
> it
> and click end process?? or is there something else I need to do.
> Thanks
> --
> sue
Yes, there certainly is. Just give your computer some real work to do. You
should understand that time spent by the idle process is time spent when the
computer has no work to do.
Jim

 

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thanks Jim, I understand a bit more now. but my puter sounds like it is
fixing to take off. every min. or 2 it reves up. my fans are clean. i just
don't know what the problem is.
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sue


"Jim" wrote:

>
> "sue40" <sue40@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:34E49676-A9C1-4F72-84B9-68FED223CE14@microsoft.com...
> > System Idle Process is at top of processes tab in windows task manager.
> > I've
> > read in an earlier post this causes cpu spikes...should I just highlight
> > it
> > and click end process?? or is there something else I need to do.
> > Thanks
> > --
> > sue
> Yes, there certainly is. Just give your computer some real work to do. You
> should understand that time spent by the idle process is time spent when the
> computer has no work to do.
> Jim
>
>
>