Solved Windows Explorer High Power Usage


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Brand new to this OS. Used the upgrade to 11 feature that's been nagging me for weeks. First glaring observation is the Windows Explorer task power usage is 'very high'. A restart of the task calms it down but not for long.

-thx
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 (Version 21H2 - OS Build 22000.556)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Predator Orion 9000
    CPU
    Intel® Processor Core™ i7 4.70 GHz
    Motherboard
    American Megatrends Inc.
    Memory
    32 GB DDR4 SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 2080 Ti 11 GB GDDR6
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster X Pro
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Predator XB1-27
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    SSD 256 GB / 2 TB
    PSU
    1000W Modular
    Case
    Metal
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    Liquid / Fans
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    Logitech G510s
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    Logitech Trackball M570
    Internet Speed
    500/500
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    Firefox
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    Windows Security / Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    Cooler Master® CPU Liquid Cooler* / IceTunnel Airflow Management

    Optical Drive - DVD Writer

    Bose Companion 5 2.1 Multimedia Speaker System
The Power Usage will be high when the CPU utilization is high for the File Explorer.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
    Motherboard
    Erica6
    Memory
    Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC671
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster U28E590
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1
FreeBooter said:
The Power Usage will be high when the CPU utilization is high for the File Explorer.
Click to expand...
sounds logical - however, there is no activity in this case. the pc is idle, so this is a mystery to me.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 (Version 21H2 - OS Build 22000.556)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Predator Orion 9000
    CPU
    Intel® Processor Core™ i7 4.70 GHz
    Motherboard
    American Megatrends Inc.
    Memory
    32 GB DDR4 SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 2080 Ti 11 GB GDDR6
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster X Pro
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Predator XB1-27
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    SSD 256 GB / 2 TB
    PSU
    1000W Modular
    Case
    Metal
    Cooling
    Liquid / Fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G510s
    Mouse
    Logitech Trackball M570
    Internet Speed
    500/500
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Security / Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    Cooler Master® CPU Liquid Cooler* / IceTunnel Airflow Management

    Optical Drive - DVD Writer

    Bose Companion 5 2.1 Multimedia Speaker System
I am having the same problem. It began today. I've restarted many times. I've also shut down and started. When I open 'explorer' the task bar at first shows 'power usage’ low. 'power usage' Very High. From then on, everything to do with the task bar, e.g., open another explorer window or opening programs, takes too long. I’ve been using WIN 11 for months without this being a problem.
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11 home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8940
    CPU
    11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 11700 processor(8 Core, 1
    Motherboard
    Dell Studio XPS 8900 Desktop Motherboard LGA1151 XJ8C4 0XJ8C4.
    Memory
    16GB, 8Gx2, DDR4, 2933MHz 370 AGHW
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6 490 BFUK
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2
    Screen Resolution
    1920x
    Hard Drives
    256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive (WIN 11 home)
    + 1TB 7200 rpm 3.5" SATA
    + 2.5 inch 512MB Crucial SSDs (WIN 10 home)
    PSU
    500 W
    Case
    Mini Tower
    Cooling
    fan
    Keyboard
    basic Dell
    Mouse
    basic Dell
    Internet Speed
    50-100 MBps
    Browser
    firefox, chrome, edge
    Antivirus
    malwarebytes
I returned to W10. I am going to guess 11 did not play nice with a lot of my customizations. All's back to normal. thx for viewing.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 (Version 21H2 - OS Build 22000.556)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Predator Orion 9000
    CPU
    Intel® Processor Core™ i7 4.70 GHz
    Motherboard
    American Megatrends Inc.
    Memory
    32 GB DDR4 SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 2080 Ti 11 GB GDDR6
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster X Pro
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Predator XB1-27
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    SSD 256 GB / 2 TB
    PSU
    1000W Modular
    Case
    Metal
    Cooling
    Liquid / Fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G510s
    Mouse
    Logitech Trackball M570
    Internet Speed
    500/500
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Security / Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    Cooler Master® CPU Liquid Cooler* / IceTunnel Airflow Management

    Optical Drive - DVD Writer

    Bose Companion 5 2.1 Multimedia Speaker System
I restored my system to a 3/19/22 restore point. Now explorer, the start button and programs open quickly, even tho WE 'power usage' is still listed as 'Very High.' What's going to happen with the updates and drivers coming next? I'll see.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11 home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8940
    CPU
    11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 11700 processor(8 Core, 1
    Motherboard
    Dell Studio XPS 8900 Desktop Motherboard LGA1151 XJ8C4 0XJ8C4.
    Memory
    16GB, 8Gx2, DDR4, 2933MHz 370 AGHW
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6 490 BFUK
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2
    Screen Resolution
    1920x
    Hard Drives
    256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive (WIN 11 home)
    + 1TB 7200 rpm 3.5" SATA
    + 2.5 inch 512MB Crucial SSDs (WIN 10 home)
    PSU
    500 W
    Case
    Mini Tower
    Cooling
    fan
    Keyboard
    basic Dell
    Mouse
    basic Dell
    Internet Speed
    50-100 MBps
    Browser
    firefox, chrome, edge
    Antivirus
    malwarebytes
I'm having the same issue. on 22H2, Windows Explorer hovers around 10-11% most of the time, but often just goes to 20-25% "just because" :/. I do wonder whether it's either OneDrive or StarDock's Start11 that's the root cause.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 (22H2 22616.1)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Spectre x360
    CPU
    10th gen i7
    Other Info
    Windows Insider, beta track
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