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Ei6Mi's avatar
Ei6Mi
Copper Contributor
Oct 03, 2024

Why Notepad takes so much CPU?

Hi everyone.

I wonder why Notepad is taking so much CPU. I thought its a simple and light weight text editor but I noticed lately that its heavier than even chrome and firefox, and most of the time its on top in task manager.

Some people said the exe might not be genuine and might be a virus but I checked it and it was digitally signed by Microsoft.

 

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  • Komondor2240's avatar
    Komondor2240
    Iron Contributor

    Check the background processes in Task Manager, disable Notepad auto-update, or reset/reinstall the Notepad application.

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