Hi RKinner,
thanks very much for the video link ......greatly appreciated.
I am going to buy the arctic kit you recommended next week so hopefully next week my laptop will be tip-top.
I'm not sure if I have the big hitters at the top of the list as I clicked the cpu column header more than twice but here is the result of process explorer:
Process CPU Private Bytes Working Set PID Description Company Name Verified Signer
System Idle Process 85.91 52 K 8 K 0
procexp64.exe 9.77 41,596 K 63,100 K 5512 Sysinternals Process Explorer Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com (Verified) Microsoft Corporation
dwm.exe 1.36 40,848 K 47,576 K 5520 Desktop Window Manager Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
Interrupts 0.87 0 K 0 K n/a Hardware Interrupts and DPCs
csrss.exe 0.54 2,632 K 5,640 K 3188 Client Server Runtime Process Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
explorer.exe 0.42 52,552 K 114,716 K 3920 Windows Explorer Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
System 0.37 192 K 112 K 4
avp.exe 0.22 311,388 K 155,100 K 2832 Kaspersky Anti-Virus AO Kaspersky Lab (Verified) Kaspersky Lab
ApMsgFwd.exe 0.13 1,772 K 6,492 K 5784 ApMsgFwd Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (Verified) Alps Electric Co.
svchost.exe 0.11 4,388 K 11,380 K 2168 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 0.08 5,832 K 11,076 K 628 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
avpui.exe 0.07 68,456 K 4,352 K 8980 Kaspersky Anti-Virus AO Kaspersky Lab (Verified) Kaspersky Lab
taskhostw.exe 0.02 7,336 K 20,500 K 4636 Host Process for Windows Tasks Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
SearchIndexer.exe 0.02 24,416 K 21,664 K 4688 Microsoft Windows Search Indexer Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
chrome.exe 0.01 89,792 K 113,316 K 4620 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
fontdrvhost.exe 0.01 3,448 K 8,372 K 6216 Usermode Font Driver Host Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
svchost.exe 0.01 1,968 K 7,364 K 2588 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
Apoint.exe 0.01 3,092 K 14,000 K 7632 Alps Pointing-device Driver Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (Verified) Alps Electric Co.
EEventManager.exe 0.01 3,172 K 11,856 K 7312 EEventManager Application SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION (Verified) SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
svchost.exe < 0.01 3,324 K 11,624 K 1888 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
chrome.exe < 0.01 69,000 K 90,364 K 5552 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
svchost.exe < 0.01 2,688 K 5,988 K 552 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe < 0.01 2,472 K 8,660 K 3984 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe < 0.01 8,256 K 13,760 K 1752 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
lsass.exe < 0.01 5,672 K 14,260 K 792 Local Security Authority Process Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
SASCORE64.EXE < 0.01 1,300 K 5,304 K 2840 Core Service SUPERAntiSpyware.com (Verified) SUPERAntiSpyware.com
services.exe < 0.01 4,512 K 8,144 K 772 Services and Controller app Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
AppleMobileDeviceService.exe < 0.01 3,468 K 10,488 K 2824 MobileDeviceService Apple Inc. (Verified) Apple Inc.
svchost.exe < 0.01 11,388 K 24,948 K 904 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
chrome.exe < 0.01 140,876 K 136,936 K 5776 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
svchost.exe < 0.01 6,920 K 25,832 K 9180 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
SecurityHealthService.exe < 0.01 3,268 K 10,748 K 3232 Windows Security Health Service Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
chrome.exe < 0.01 38,992 K 58,484 K 8296 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
svchost.exe < 0.01 7,728 K 27,464 K 8232 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe < 0.01 2,592 K 7,712 K 7172 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
chrome.exe < 0.01 119,204 K 147,640 K 7880 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
svchost.exe < 0.01 9,952 K 18,040 K 3560 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe < 0.01 53,976 K 58,424 K 2888 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
WmiPrvSE.exe 2,480 K 8,964 K 8412 WMI Provider Host Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
WmiPrvSE.exe 3,704 K 8,036 K 5456 WMI Provider Host Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
WmiPrvSE.exe 2,648 K 7,768 K 5536 WMI Provider Host Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
wlanext.exe 1,352 K 5,140 K 2388 Windows Wireless LAN 802.11 Extensibility Framework Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
winlogon.exe 2,288 K 7,520 K 8008 Windows Log-on Application Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
wininit.exe 1,508 K 5,672 K 720 Windows Start-Up Application Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 4,612 K 10,980 K 1684 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 6,308 K 19,720 K 2936 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 9,852 K 17,960 K 3128 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 5,612 K 20,372 K 8428 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 6,040 K 18,068 K 4380 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 3,328 K 10,660 K 2248 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 3,248 K 7,728 K 1976 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 2,152 K 6,932 K 1536 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 6,444 K 13,724 K 1648 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 1,988 K 10,464 K 1192 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 1,856 K 6,800 K 3020 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 5,280 K 13,604 K 2124 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 3,968 K 18,428 K 6348 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 3,756 K 8,268 K 2400 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 5,232 K 18,848 K 3152 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 2,604 K 11,976 K 2232 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 12,368 K 12,052 K 1320 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 2,628 K 9,944 K 1352 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 1,924 K 7,148 K 6008 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 19,920 K 22,608 K 2980 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 5,208 K 17,344 K 2744 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 1,744 K 6,224 K 6156 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 2,004 K 6,632 K 1380 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 2,516 K 9,060 K 8144 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 4,056 K 13,236 K 3048 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 3,208 K 8,724 K 1808 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 20,540 K 24,468 K 5628 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 3,504 K 13,988 K 5912 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 1,288 K 5,240 K 1348 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 2,096 K 8,932 K 7240 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 1,712 K 5,952 K 8936 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 3,224 K 10,348 K 1960 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 1,580 K 5,736 K 1968 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 3,872 K 16,008 K 4288 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 2,816 K 10,320 K 4804 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 2,116 K 7,888 K 1728 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 2,024 K 6,948 K 1596 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 3,564 K 11,388 K 3572 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 2,536 K 6,724 K 2916 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 4,796 K 6,224 K 1512 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 1,872 K 7,664 K 4996 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 2,168 K 6,308 K 4060 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 2,364 K 7,868 K 7400 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 2,168 K 8,328 K 1160 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 1,892 K 7,328 K 1568 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 1,988 K 8,004 K 1604 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 1,300 K 5,004 K 3352 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 1,772 K 6,808 K 3108 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 6,572 K 8,392 K 4592 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 1,520 K 5,224 K 1244 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 1,588 K 6,976 K 6760 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 2,824 K 11,300 K 8276 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 1,300 K 5,308 K 3536 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 1,264 K 5,184 K 3088 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 1,336 K 5,280 K 8264 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 1,696 K 6,884 K 9192 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
svchost.exe 916 K 3,332 K 884 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
spoolsv.exe 6,492 K 12,808 K 2280 Spooler SubSystem App Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
smss.exe 472 K 992 K 460 Windows Session Manager Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
smartscreen.exe 13,748 K 30,820 K 7612 SmartScreen Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
sihost.exe 5,804 K 22,380 K 2448 Shell Infrastructure Host Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
ShellExperienceHost.exe Suspended 41,992 K 53,860 K 8300 Windows Shell Experience Host Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
SettingSyncHost.exe 12,116 K 4,344 K 1520 Host Process for Setting Synchronization Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
SearchUI.exe Suspended 40,768 K 57,628 K 7292 Search and Cortana application Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
RuntimeBroker.exe 7,200 K 26,200 K 6580 Runtime Broker Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
procexp.exe 3,180 K 10,608 K 2664 Sysinternals Process Explorer Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com (Verified) Microsoft Corporation
mepService.exe 1,940 K 8,116 K 3100 MyEpson Portal Service Seiko Epson Corporation (Verified) SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
mep.exe 16,756 K 29,016 K 2612 MyEpson Portal Seiko Epson Corporation (Verified) SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Memory Compression 628 K 144,440 K 3452
mDNSResponder.exe 1,888 K 5,772 K 2848 Bonjour Service Apple Inc. (Verified) Apple Inc.
M-AudioTaskBarIcon.exe 1,952 K 10,544 K 72 M-Audio Task Bar Icon Applet Avid Technology, Inc. (Verified) Avid Technology
igfxpers.exe 1,964 K 9,120 K 3720 persistence Module Intel Corporation (Verified) Intel® pGFX
HxTsr.exe Suspended 10,580 K 32,944 K 8644 Microsoft Outlook Communications Microsoft Corporation (No signature was present in the subject) Microsoft Corporation
HxOutlook.exe Suspended 32,456 K 61,580 K 1252 Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Corporation (No signature was present in the subject) Microsoft Corporation
hkcmd.exe 1,656 K 7,528 K 7096 hkcmd Module Intel Corporation (Verified) Intel® pGFX
HidMonitorSvc.exe 1,172 K 4,696 K 2880 HidMonitorSvc アプリケーション Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (Verified) Alps Electric Co.
hidfind.exe 1,164 K 4,708 K 1148 Alps Pointing-device Driver Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (Verified) Alps Electric Co.
GoogleCrashHandler64.exe 1,628 K 252 K 8104 Google Crash Handler Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
GoogleCrashHandler.exe 1,820 K 224 K 8072 Google Crash Handler Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
fontdrvhost.exe 1,544 K 2,900 K 928 Usermode Font Driver Host Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
escsvc64.exe 1,276 K 4,964 K 2904 Epson Scanner Service (64bit) Seiko Epson Corporation (Verified) SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
E_YATIRDE.EXE 3,916 K 9,752 K 8252 EPSON Status Monitor 3 SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION (Verified) SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
dllhost.exe 1,836 K 8,900 K 2112 COM Surrogate Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
csrss.exe 1,836 K 5,004 K 596 Client Server Runtime Process Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Publisher
conhost.exe 5,636 K 6,864 K 6200 Console Window Host Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
conhost.exe 1,264 K 4,864 K 2396 Console Window Host Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
chrome.exe 59,824 K 48,632 K 1276 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
chrome.exe 3,124 K 11,788 K 7272 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
chrome.exe 3,092 K 12,356 K 6768 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
audiodg.exe 6,328 K 11,400 K 7820 Windows Audio Device Graph Isolation Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
armsvc.exe 1,340 K 5,620 K 2816 Adobe Acrobat Update Service Adobe Systems Incorporated (Verified) Adobe Systems
ApplicationFrameHost.exe 8,120 K 22,044 K 5712 Application Frame Host Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
ApntEx.exe 1,680 K 6,424 K 8828 Alps Pointing-device Driver for Windows Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (Verified) Alps Electric Co.