Navigation section

pid 4

  1. W

    Windows 10 Why does disabling HDD timeout allegedly solve high CPU usage on "NT Kernel & System"?

    I never had the high Kernel & System CPU usage, but I saw this issue on a friend's computer. The process with PID 4 had a high CPU usage. But that issue solved itself. However, how is disabling HDD timeout (spin down after ** minutes) meant to solve the CPU usage issue? How is it related?
    • WinFreak
    • Thread
    • cpu usage disabling timeout hardware issues hdd timeout high cpu nt kernel pid 4 system process troubleshooting windows performance
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  2. S

    Windows 7 Win 7 HD Near-constant periodic 100% write usage

    On a vanilla Gateway PC with 6GB RAM (50%), 500GB available disk space, the HD has started showing a very periodic 100% write usage (~12 sec on, 1 sec off). The Read usage is quite normal. This makes the system extremely slow. Resource Monitor reports many processes with PID 4, but none seem...
    • SAFVet
    • Thread
    • 100% usage data management disk space error logs gateway pc hard drive hardware network drive performance performance issues pid 4 processes programdata resource monitor slow system system optimization troubleshooting windows 7 windows search write cycle
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
Back
Top