Re: How Can I Tell What App is Using CPU?

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You can use task manager to do this. To bring up task manager press
cntl-alt-delete and click on task manager
You can then click on processes and sort them by cpu usage.

Another alternative is Process Explorer you can find it here

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/ProcessExplorer.mspx


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"jim evans" <jimsnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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When I return to my computer, sometimes the drive is running almost
constantly and when I check CPU use it ranging between 30 & 99%. How
can I tell which app is using the CPU at that moment? I know how to
get a list of all loaded processes, but I don't know how to tell which
is using the CPU at the moment.

jim


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