Thing is, the CPU usage is spread out on normal tasks, but the tasks are using too much, compared to what it normally would.
Thank you for your fast reply, you're a lifesaver! You can move the columns around so you can see hdd activity right along side CPU if you want You can set it to replace task manager, you can right click the header row and add extra columns, I would go to I/O process and add reads/writes ad that will show hdd activity. You can right click headers and run an av scan from within the program. This page shows what all the colours and headings mean, link at bottom of it shows how to use it to find problems. Working set = Ram + page file usage << this is the column that is likely to show hdd activity The default view is tree structure meaning like your task manager screen, it will show what processes are under each service, but unlike the task manager, it shows the activity of each part so you can see what is eating your hdd You can Download Process explorer and run it as admin (it comes from Microsoft so its safe)
Idle is when PC runs background tasks since you appear to be not using PC, so it might be doing a defrag on hdd or indexing your PC Have you got latest drivers for motherboard? its a fresh reset as well, it needs to get updates and other things
