100% GPU usage?

[kitty ♥]

Sometimes wallpaper engine (64-bit) will randomly use 100% GPU according to windows task manager.

The wallpapers I currently have enabled are: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1241849368 and https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1274596667 (Dual monitors)

Could this be a bug in wallpaper engine? Maybe crypto mining in one of the wallpapers if thats even possible?

SPECS:

Windows 10 64-bit (Build 17134.112)
i5 6500
GTX 970

[Tim]

In theory it is possible that the GPU may be used, but for these wallpapers it seems unlikely. Windows' Task GPU usage in task manager is flawed, we wrote a short article about it here:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/431960/discussions/2/2949168687316274454/

[kitty ♥]

Originally posted by ultio:

In theory it is possible that the GPU may be used, but for these wallpapers it seems unlikely. Windows' Task GPU usage in task manager is flawed, we wrote a short article about it here:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/431960/discussions/2/2949168687316274454/

Interesting, next time it happens I will use GPU-Z. I think it may actually be using a decent amount though, as I do notice lag, low fps and stuttering if it happens while im in game.

[sle0]

Started happening to me too today, same backgrounds i had before. Task manager shows GPU usage now at 100%, noticeable lag on desktop until wallpaper engine is paused or closed.
No problems at all in past, no matter what kind of wallpaper i had used, used 64bit version as long as i remember. Haven't updated anything else than steam related stuff in past week either.

i7-6700K @4.5ghz
GTX970 OC
16GB RAM

[Biohazard]

Originally posted by onii-nyan ~:

Started happening to me too today, same backgrounds i had before.

Check the Windows update history, perhaps Windows installed updates for itself or drivers very recently. The last update for Wallpaper Engine was also over a week ago already, but something like this cannot suddenly happen without anything being changed on the PC.

Please share this info: https://steamcommunity.com/app/431960/discussions/1/3307213006836797842/

Which wallpapers do you use exactly and which process is using 100% GPU in the task manager?

[sle0]

Originally posted by Biohazard:

Check the Windows update history, perhaps Windows installed updates for itself or drivers very recently. The last update for Wallpaper Engine was also over a week ago already, but something like this cannot suddenly happen without anything being changed on the PC.

Please share this info: https://steamcommunity.com/app/431960/discussions/1/3307213006836797842/

Which wallpapers do you use exactly and which process is using 100% GPU in the task manager?

It started happening after trying few new backgrounds, before that everything worked as it should. Removing the new ones and going back to old wallpaper, didn't help, restarting wallpaper engine didn't help either.

https://pastebin.com/ijYMSp3s
https://imgur.com/5VmPYpW

[Biohazard]

Can you disable Game Bar and Game DVR in Windows? Then this process should disappear: GameBarPresenceWriter.exe. Could you check in the task manager afterwards if it's gone?

If it doesn't disappear, try closing it there directly.

Do you have this issue only when playing Black Desert or even just on the desktop? In general it could mean that you run out of VRAM to use. But then this should only happen while playing without the wallpaper being paused/stopped.

Originally posted by onii-nyan ~:

It started happening after trying few new backgrounds, before that everything worked as it should.

Did you try to restart the PC? If you use the same backgrounds as before, whatever went wrong shouldn't have any effect anymore after a restart, but then those wallpapers that caused this should be looked at.

[sle0]

Originally posted by Biohazard:

Do you have this issue only when playing Black Desert or even just on the desktop? In general it could mean that you run out of VRAM to use. But then this should only happen while playing without the wallpaper being paused/stopped.

I got it working normally again after closing and restarting both Wallpaper Engine and Black Desert. My VRAM usage peaked at 3.4/4.0GB before doing it. I had them both run at same time for almost a year without any problems, but this was the first time i downloaded new backgrounds while playing, so guess for me it conflicted somehow with the game or its anticheat.

I had game bar bar and Game DVR disabled from windows settings.

I tried to replicate the problem, i can freely swap backgrounds i already have, but if i try to download new ones while playing BDO, it pushes GPU usage to 100% again.