Problems with most games

[REVOLMUC]

Hi guys,

I am fairly♥♥♥♥♥♥with computers and had a friend build one for me last year. It's been running fine until recent past 2 months.

Issues are with a few games and are as following.

Rocket league: Screen and audio freezes/bugs and i have to control alt delete and press escape to see the screen again at which point it starts working.

Dota 2: Game video stops working, I can still hear audio and when I click the hero says something so I know my command inputs are still going in.

Counter strike: completely unplayable, black screen and audio freeze every 4/5 seconds of gameplay.

If anyone knows of any fixes I could try please offer some advice, I'm a very sad boy at the moment.

My specs are:

Intel core i5-6400 cpu 2.7GHz
8GB RAM
64 bit system type
1070 sniper GE force GTX graphics card

Running on windows 10

[Slack]

Did you try updating your drivers?

[REVOLMUC]

Slack eredeti hozzászólása:

Did you try updating your drivers?

Hi bud, Yes I've updated my Nvida drivers multiple times

[B-o-B]

Turned off Windows DVR?
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=6239-DZCB-8600

[Slack]

Try verify your games file integrity. This can be done by right clicking the game >properties >verify game integrity.

[REVOLMUC]

|2|Phew™ eredeti hozzászólása:

Turned off Windows DVR?
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=6239-DZCB-8600

Just turned it off but assuming that that won't be the only issue, thanks for help so far.

[ReBoot]

Perform clean boot: ahttps://support.microsoft.com/help/929135/how-to-perform-a-clean-boot-in-windows
Afterwards, post a list of active processes so we can verify you did it right. Then see if the games still act up.

[REVOLMUC]

Hi bud,

I did a clean boot, disabled all startup processes etc.

When opening task manager - processes, the following (non windows) programmes are running in background.

Antimalware Service executable
Cortana
CTF loader
Driver support
ESET man GUI
ESET service
google crash handler
google crash handler (32 bit)
google installer
host process for windows tasks
Spooler Subsystem app
Wmi Provider host

running at between 30-50% CPU 23% memory 4% disk 13% network.

Will try games shortly, hope the info is what you needed

[ReBoot]

Well, this isnt the list of processes but i already see this isnt a clean boot. At all.

[ॐૐ]

I've had this happen to me with DOTA2, it wont stop. My advice is stop using the Steam plattform and if problems persist, stop using internet as well that includes phone and be vary of your surroundings, this is a new form of warfare.

[Silicon Vampire]

atos eredeti hozzászólása:

I've had this happen to me with DOTA2, it wont stop. My advice is stop using the Steam plattform and if problems persist, stop using internet as well that includes phone and be vary of your surroundings, this is a new form of warfare.

Wow

Better put on your tinfoil hat

The ops problem is most likely av/firewall related

No clue what your issue is...

[Ez Duzit]

CPU @ 30-50% wtf?? Likely a big part of the problem right there. Should be maybe 1 or 2% at the most with no active programs running. Mine is at 2% as I write this with Firefox and Steam open. If you checked it as soon as it boots up give it a minute or so to finish booting up and checking for any updates. If it stays above even 10-15% with no active programs you have a problem. Scan for virus's and then scan for malware to be safe. You can use Malwarebytes free scanner which is very good and since most regular antivirus apps don't actually scan for malware, don't be surprised if it finds things. Because something is running that shouldn't be and it's eating up your cpu cycles. Maybe crypto-coin miner or something like that.

Also, here's the MS page for instructions on doing a proper clean boot but scan first before bothering with that. Post if the malware scan found anything.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/929135/how-to-perform-a-clean-boot-in-windows

[B-o-B]

Just a thought but you have updated things like Java, AdobeFlash, .NetFramework and the like, if your running any of them in the background, as it was fine to do months ago?
Also make sure your PC power managment however it is in windows 10 might be set lower.

[Ez Duzit]

Kind of annoying when people try to help and all we get from the op is crickets.

|2|Phew™ eredeti hozzászólása:

Just a thought but you have updated things like Java, AdobeFlash, .NetFramework and the like, if your running any of them in the background, as it was fine to do months ago?
Also make sure your PC power managment however it is in windows 10 might be set lower.

None of those would make the cpu run at 30-50% with no active programs open. And none of it matters if he isn't posting that there's still a problem or he found it with a scan, or found something else, (which could help someone else).

[REVOLMUC]

Hi Ez, Sorry bud I'm working a 60hr a week job and struggle to get home to try out these things, I will get back to you as soon as I can though.

No pressure to keep checking back although I very much appreciate the help.

[Ez Duzit]

Sally eredeti hozzászólása:

Hi Ez, Sorry bud I'm working a 60hr a week job and struggle to get home to try out these things, I will get back to you as soon as I can though.

No pressure to keep checking back although I very much appreciate the help.

Yeah, late at night I can be impatient, my bad. Completely understand how life can get in the way. The other thing that happens when I bang on my keyboard late at night is I can miss things. So taking another look at your background processes, I see Antimalware Service executable right at the top of the list. That is Windows Defender and is the most likely thing to be causing the high resource usage. Since you have eset antivirus on your pc, the easiest thing is to just disable windows defender. That should solve it. Just use a passive anti-malware scanner like the free version of Malwarebytes and ur good to go. You can get it here: https://www.malwarebytes.com/