-----Original Message-----
When I turn my computer on, the system idle process is
making my computer run at 100% CPU Usage. I have no other
programs running. 100% CPU usage makes my computer run
slow and it makes starting prgrams almost impossible.
Does anyone know why the idle process is doing this and
how to fix it?
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i·dle ( P ) Pronunciation Key (dl)
adj. i·dler, i·dlest
Not employed or busy: idle carpenters. See Synonyms at
inactive.
Avoiding work or employment; lazy: shiftless, idle youth.
See Synonyms at lazy.
Not in use or operation: idle hands.
Lacking substance, value, or basis. See Synonyms at
baseless. See Synonyms at vain.
v. i·dled, i·dling, i·dles
v. intr.
To pass time without working or while avoiding work.
To move lazily and without purpose.
To run at a slow speed or out of gear. Used of a motor
vehicle.
v. tr.
To pass (time) without working or while avoiding work;
waste: idle the afternoon away.
To make or cause to be unemployed or inactive.
To cause (a motor, for example) to idle.
n.
A state of idling. Used of a motor vehicle: an engine
running quietly at idle.
A mechanism for regulating the speed at which an engine
runs at rest: set the idle higher to keep the motor from
stalling.
