System Interrupts High Cpu Usage Windows Server 2016
Using process explorer it looks like it may be the system process this thread in particular.
System interrupts high cpu usage windows server 2016. The article quotes wikipedia for a proper definition of system interrupts. 10 hotfix 11 and 12 not patched yet. In these operating systems multiple cpu threads are competing for resources and spinning for an extended interval while they run in a loop periodically to determine whether the resource is available instead of immediately yielding. I have windows 7.
An interrupt alerts the processor to a high priority condition requiring the interruption of the current code the processor is executing. Hi yuki312 i am suspecting it could be hardware issue can you confirm if you are running windows 7. This issue occurs because of high spin lock contention in a highly concurrent system. The system interrupts process should not use too much cpu power normally up to five percent however some users have reported excessive cpu usage by this process.
Today however users complain the the server is extremely slow. I first noticed this during a 3d application. Playing certain games on the system was causing it to sometimes happen. I login and see massive spikes to 100 on the cpu and the server freezes for about a good 30 60 seconds.
Currently we are running xen server 7 2 up to hotifx no. My cpu usage would be around 50 if i did not have system interrupts. A lot of things can keep your computer from going to sleep like downloading a file opening a file on the network or even a disconnected printer with an open job. I have an e machine acer that continues to over process and over clock because of system interrupts.
Icons on desktops disappear and come back. High cpu usage caused by system interrupts usually means that a hardware driver is not working properly or there is an issue with the hardware itself. System interrupts average is at 25 cpu usage almost constantly. Please tell me a free and easy way to get rid of this problem.
Vm s are all running windows server 2016 standard.