Windows 8.1 Pro Explorer.exe is consuming excessive CPU resources.
Windows 8.1 Pro Explorer.exe is consuming excessive CPU resources.
Hey there, I see you're trying to figure out why explorer.exe is using a lot of resources. It might be stuck or having too many files in the temp folder. Restarting it again didn’t help, so maybe check for updates or run a cleanup tool. If the issue persists, consider checking your disk space or running a virus scan.
Files are organized well and I'm running on an SSD for the operating system.
The changes have decreased recently. I haven’t made any adjustments, so I’m unsure what caused this.
When I first turned on my laptop after a long period of inactivity, the Windows indexing service activated and began scanning the drive. This caused a noticeable increase in CPU usage until it completed. I’m not sure if it was running under explorer.exe, but the SSD on my machine seems to have resolved the issue.