How to check which process consumes the most CPU in Windows 11

Large applications sometimes end up using more CPU in the Windows operating system. The more CPU the applications use, the slower the system performance. But when applications that do not necessarily need to be open on the system consume more CPU, the best solution is to close that application and you can see that the system has improved its performance. So if you are wondering how to know which application is using the most CPU on your system, this post will help you know how to do it.

How to check which process consumes the most CPU in Windows 11

Step 1: Right click on the Start on the taskbar.

Step 2: select Task Manager from the context menu.

Step 3: select Processes tab and click CCOULD column header once so that all applications using CPU are listed in descending order.

Therefore, the application that consumes the most CPU will be at the top of the list.

Step 4: Then go to Performance tab and click UPC on the left side of the window.

Step 5: click Open Resources Monitor link at the bottom of the window as shown in the following screenshot.

Step 6: select UPC tab and click UPC column header once and you will see the application that uses the most CPU at the top of the list.

Step 7: If you want to check average CPU, click Average CPU column header as shown below.

Step 8: Close the Resource Monitor and Task Manager windows.

That is all.

This is how you can check which processes are using the most CPU on your system.

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