HWiNFO taking nearly 80% CPU, pushing overall CPU to 100%

[cableghost]

Since the latest version upgrade, HW CPU usage will spike, and the system becomes unusable. I need to force close HW as the system gets to 100% CPU use.

After a couple of uninstall/reinstalls, I decided to permanently remove it from my system. If this is a unique issue for my system, I'll reinstall and get debug report.

Win 11 Pro 22H2
No recent hardware changes or major software installs.

Scott

 

[Martin]

Please provide the HWiNFO Debug File as described here: https://www.hwinfo.com/forum/threads/read-this-before-submitting-a-report.241/
I need to check those details to figure out what's wrong.

 

[Animag771]

It's possible that HWinfo is reporting too frequently which results in your processor not being able to idle properly. I've seen this as a common issue.

After reinstalling HWinfo you can run Command Prompt (as administrator) and type in the following command line:

powercfg /energy /duration 5

After that runs type in:

energy-report.html

This will open the report in your browser and you'll be able to see what programs are could be causing this excessive workload.

 

[cableghost]

@Martin - After another reinstall, I have yet for it to spike cpu.

@Animag771 - HWiNFO shows in the 'warning' area, but overall, it seems to be stable in the 1-4% cpu range.

 

[Animag771]

@Martin - After another reinstall, I have yet for it to spike cpu.

@Animag771 - HWiNFO shows in the 'warning' area, but overall, it seems to be stable in the 1-4% cpu range.

Great. It seems like you've got it all worked out and working well now.