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The user noticed unusually high idle CPU usage (~25%) on their Windows 7 64-bit desktop, significantly higher than their previous XP system. Upon investigation, they identified "wmpntwrk.exe" related to Windows Media Center was responsible for the high CPU load and resolved it by disabling Media Center options, which reduced CPU usage to zero. The user expressed concern over the high resource consumption and is now considering the benefits of keeping Media Center active.
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nedjinski

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I have a Win 7 64 bit desktop system -

Opening taskmanager I see that with no programs running, no windows open the CPU usage meter is sitting at about 25% - what's going on?

My previous XP Pro machine would idle at a few percent CPU usage at most.

system:
Gigabyte GA EP45-UDR3
Intel Q6600
G. Skill 4GB DDR 2
WD Black 1TB (system)
WD My Book Home 1TB - storage
Samsung 500GB - storage
 

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well - I made one discovery -

wmpntwrk.exe was using 25% CPU with the system at idle - that's where the CPU power was going.

I uninstalled / disabled the media center options and voila! 0 % CPU usage when idle.

what a hog!!!

there's something wrong with that to use so much power.

I wondered why my system felt "slow"!!!

now I have to figure out what the advantages to having the media center running all the time might be . . . .
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nedjinski

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well - I made one discovery -

wmpntwrk.exe was using 25% CPU with the system at idle - that's where the CPU power was going.

I uninstalled / disabled the media center options and voila! 0 % CPU usage when idle.

what a hog!!!

there's something wrong with that to use so much power.

I wondered why my system felt "slow"!!!

now I have to figure out what the advantages to having the media center running all the time might be . . . .
 

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