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sean salisbury intense cpu usage
so like i just got a desktop and when i play video-games <of any kind> avg ramps up on my cpu. the heaviest hit would be around 24 to 40 percent along with a few more programs clogging up my cpu, its making games i should run easily like ark just tank in performance and even forcing me to thermal throttle not helping the situation, like what the heck?
We can investigate and sort this out.
Open AVG Internet Security program window.
Click on "Menu->About' and check whether it displays 20.5 version.
If not, refer this article and perform the update to check whether you get 20.5 version.
If the issue persist, perform repair of AVG Internet Security as mentioned in this article.
Keep monitoring the status of CPU usage along when you play a game.
Keep us posted.
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We can investigate and sort this out.
Open AVG Internet Security program window.
Click on "Menu->About' and check whether it displays 20.5 version.
If not, refer this article and perform the update to check whether you get 20.5 version.
If the issue persist, perform repair of AVG Internet Security as mentioned in this article.
Keep monitoring the status of CPU usage along when you play a game.
Keep us posted.
Please uninstall AVG Internet Security as mentioned in this article.
Once it is done, please check the CPU usage when the game is running.
Let us know the percentage of CPU usage that you see when AVG Internet Security is uninstalled.
Hi Elon,
We've already replied to your original post.
Please keep up the conversation over your original post for quick & better assistance.
Thank you for understanding in advance!