How do I get the "System Idle Process" to stop "Idling" when I start to use the computer?

Question

I read a bunch of articles with info on the System Idle Process where a person asks "what's the point of an idle process taking up 90% or more of my processor?" and the answers given are that "the computer runs the SIP whenever it is waiting to do something..." well the problem isn't that the System Idle Process is running, it is that it keeps running after I start using the computer! it takes 5-10 minutes sometimes before it stops enough for me to do anything else and sometimes it randomly comes back on for 5-10 minutes... I was wondering if there was a way to either make it stop "Idling" faster, and if not that, is there a way to limit how much of the processor to idle, and if that's not possible, is there a way to disable it completely... at least temporarily completely...

Answer 1

Do you have a powerfull and/or multi core CPU ?



Theres a good chance the 'using' you are doing is just not enough demand to fully saturate you CPU cycles, the CPU usage must always = 100% in task manager, the system idle process just takes up the slack, this usage will transfer to other processes immediatly as they require it.



If you switch tot he performance tab, you will see the % of actual usage, which does not include the SIP, because the SIP is not actual usage its just a measurment of none usage.

Answer 2

The "system idle process" is the amount of CPU time there is (100%) minus the amount of CPU time being used by programs. The only way to get the system idle process down to 0% is to get some program to use 100% of the CPU's time. (100% - 100% would be 0%.)



It's not the system idle process that's causing you a problem - since it's not really a process, it's just a concept. (It's not even shown in Vista or 7 - because of the confusion it causes.) You may not have enough RAM for the processes you *are* running, or you may have a problem (viruses, some bad hardware, etc.)

Answer 3

The system idle process is showing you what percentage of your processor is not currently being used. It not a process that actually does anything other than that. It should normally read a high percentage when you're not doing anything on your computer.

If your computer is slow to startup, try turning off some programs that come on automatically everytime

Answer 4

You can never disable System Idle Process.



Wikipedia article on System Idle Process

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_Idle_Process



TonyRB

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Answer 5

What happens if your car stops idling? It DIES!!! Don't terminate it or your pc will shut down.