Microsoft SharePoint is using a lot of CPU power, maybe between 5 and 20 percent, which seems unusual to me.
Microsoft SharePoint is using a lot of CPU power, maybe between 5 and 20 percent, which seems unusual to me.
Sharepoint.exe is eating way too much CPU on my PC while using it. My laptop uses zero percent, but this app inside OneDrive files is very high on my computer. I can't tell why because nothing started until recently and updates did not help. It happens at random times, like when turning the computer off and on again, or sometimes just when opening OneDrive, and often just for no reason in the middle of the day. My quick fix is to close it in Task Manager, which stops this problem from happening again. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling different versions of OneDrive with nothing but deleting oneDrive files; that didn't work either. Please help me! (Windows 11 // 22H2)
Do you want to know why suddenly my computer uses so much power and how do I fix it?
The SharePoint.exe file is sitting in a folder called "OneDrive" on your computer. You can see this folder by looking at the version number inside it, like 23.169.0813.0001, which matches the OneDrive version you are using. This program seems to be working too hard and is burning a lot of power, making your PC fans spin very fast even though nothing else on the system needs that much electricity. It shouldn't be using more than 20% CPU because it used to work fine before this started happening. I don't think there is any problem with my laptop; in fact, both my PC and laptop have identical settings, updates, and OneDrive versions. If you still want me to get more information or help fix this, please tell me what else you need.
Do your programs talk to a big company's computer? Both SP and OneDrive connect together, just like they usually do for people who live at home. Which operating system are you running on?
They don't connect to a big company server. My OneDrive is just a personal thing on my own level. My school stuff goes into Word and Excel to pay for those services, but I've always done that on every device, and never had any problems. Plus, the school account isn't connected to OneDrive at all either, and I don't use it to do work or write files; I just use it to open these apps so I can access them. The computer is running Windows 11, as mentioned before.
Could you define what you mean by "label appearing is no abnormal" in a little more detail if you don't mind ! Also, the percentage varies and I have no idea what causes it to do so, sometimes it has been open for a while and it is still moving between the 5 - 10% Mark, and ultimately causing fans to spin and have a small slow down effect etc. It's just interesting that it maintains its position at 0% consistently on my other device with the exact same settings / setup etc. So no, the percentage doesnt really calm down, just seems to be all over the place depending on the day etc, just like its all over the place regarding where it starts and what causes it to start. Do you think this has any link to any malicious software or hardware compatibility / recent update compatibility issues?
It's okay if it looks weird, because SharePoint is actually inside OneDrive. Both use some common tools (like dlls) so they look similar. If you go from 5% to 10%, that might just be OneDrive syncing up normally. There are no viruses or bad things happening here.
But that's cool because I've been watching this happen even when OneDrive isn't syncing at all or even when it stops working completely after you do nothing. It keeps using that percentage for 30 minutes straight without stopping, and I've never seen that before until I quit the task. On my other computer, it just doesn't happen at all. So should we keep ending this task in Task Manager right away? (It sounds like it's really stressing out my PC, making it hot and slow. Thanks for listening)