CPU activity
To view CPU activity and what processes are using CPU resources on your windows machine follow the steps outlined below.
- Right Click on the toolbar at the bottom of the page and select Task Manager. Alternatively press Ctrl + Alt + Delete and select Task Manager
Click Task Manager - Select the Performance tab.
Performance Information
We can see from this window the CPU utilisation over a period of time. You can use this information to work out if CPU has a normal load in regards to the processes you have running on your machine. If the graph is displaying a trend which is not in accordance to what you would expect as acceptable useage for the processes running on the system, further investigation is required.
- Select the Processes tab and click on CPU to sort list by CPU Useage.
CPU Usage Information
From this listing you can order the processes in the order of how much processing power they are consuming. If you do not recognise a process from this list visit the Windows Processes guide of this site. If this does not help try searching on the Internet for more information. If you still cannot find any useful information report the incident to the GLA-CERT team who will investigate and advise you on any actions to take.