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‎01-14-2026 09:23 AM

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I am experiencing intermittent performance issues on an HP desktop running Windows 11 and wanted to get some community input.

The system works normally most of the time, but during regular browser usage with Chrome and Edge the CPU usage sometimes spikes and the system becomes sluggish for short periods. This happens even when the workload does not appear heavy. No error messages are displayed.

At Funnelsflex I work with web systems and performance testing across different environments, so I am trying to understand whether this behavior is more likely related to the operating system browser processes or background services.

So far I have checked startup programs and kept them minimal. Windows updates are fully installed. There have been no recent hardware changes and no obvious malware or suspicious processes.

Before reinstalling drivers or performing a clean OS reset I wanted to ask the community

Are there any known Windows 11 or HP desktop services that commonly cause brief CPU spikes
Are there recommended diagnostics or logs I should check first
Has anyone experienced similar behavior with browsers on HP desktops

Thanks in advance for any guidance or shared experience.

Funnelsflex
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