When no-one is using a computer, and it’s not meant to be doing anything in particular, it might be expected to be idle. Sometimes, however, the Windows 7 computer I use runs fast anyway.<\/p>\n
Today I opened the Task Manager from the Search box in the Windows Start menu. In the Performance pane I clicked Resource Monitor. The CPU pane lists the programs using CPU resources, in descending order.<\/p>\n
A program called audiodg.exe figured prominently; I looked it up and found it to be associated with the Windows Audio service. At the time, no audio was playing. Perhaps, however, a memory leak can happen with it.<\/p>\n
To stop audiodg.exe from using resources when no audio is being used, a suggestion I inferred from Microsoft<\/a> is to restart the Windows Audio service (AudioSrv). In the Resource Monitor, below the CPU pane, the Services pane can be selected. Within, AudioSrv can be selected, then right-clicked, revealing Restart Service as an option. It seems to have worked for me.<\/p>\n Source:<\/p>\n support.microsoft.com<\/a><\/p>\n support.microsoft.com<\/a><\/p>\n