'windows audio device' always running around 30% of CPU

[max0416]

windows audio device is always running a high percentage of CPU (from 15 to over 50%). I always need to kill it from the task manager, since the cooling system of the PC is always working. It occupies a lot of CPU power so that other software that also requires intensive CPU calculations cannot access to full performance and the PC overheats.

[Jeet_singh · Accepted solution]

@max0416,

Thank you for posting your query on HP Community,

Have you tried updating the audio driver?

Have you tried using the HP Support Assistant to update all of your drivers?

Have you tried to uninstall the audio driver?

Let's try these steps here: 

Run Audio troubleshooter -

1) In Windows, type "Find and fix audio" into Search, or right-click the speaker icon on the taskbar and select Troubleshoot sound problems.
2) Select Find and fix audio playback problems or Find and fix audio recording problems from the Search results.

If the issue persists, I would suggest you run the Windows update troubleshooter.

Download and install the troubleshooter from this link.

Now try to perform Windows Updates - 

1) In the search box, type and open Windows Updates. 
2) Check for updates. 
3) If the updates are available, click on install and restart the computer. 

If the issue still persists, I would suggest here is to uninstall the audio drivers from Device manager:

Right-Click on start button> click device manager> expand sound video and game controllers>then select the sound drivers and right-click on it and uninstall the audio drivers.

Then check the box delete the software for this device.

Restart the computer and then update the Bios, Chipset and audio drivers on your PC from our HP support website, using this link.

Also, download and install HP support assistant on your PC. It should automatically download and install the latest updates and drivers for your PC.

Refer this link to know how to use HP support assistant.

Once done, restart the computer.

Let me know how it goes for further assistance!

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