Some background to my problem so bear with me as I feel it necessary to really explain my unique problem..... I've been on Windows 10 almost from the day it was released. First thing I noticed was that WindowsFX 5, which I had installed on my Windows 7 install did not work and quickly found in the forum that it wasn't compatible. So I un-installed WindowFX 5 and anxiously awaited WindowFX 6. When it was released I installed it and things looked great. But over the course of several days, I would notice that the effects were no longer working. Double checked settings, etc. Not really giving any thought to it, I went on my day to day stuff (family, work, etc). Then I started realizing that my CPU fans were constantly running high, especially when the computer is idle. Again, not really taking time to dive into it, I just continued on. Then I started noticing weird things happening with File Explorer. I usually don't leave a lot of windows open but I've doing a project lately that has me doing a lot of file renaming, moving to other drives within my network, etc.. Anyway, the strange thing about File Explorer was that if I deleted a file, the confirmation box would be behind all other windows. Then File Explorer itself would stop responding... just give the green bar across the top but won't display drives or Quick Access shortcuts or anything until I killed explorer.exe process and started a new one or rebooted. Not really thinking the File Explorer issue being related to the CPU fans constantly running --- and by the way when I looked at Task Manager, it would constantly show the CPU around 30% utilized though the computer was idle. I know there are always processes running but when the computer just sits, it should be about 1% or less utilization. Mine was running amok and it started to bother me. I was ready to ditch Windows 10 and go back to my Windows 7, which I had made an image backup of prior to Windows 10. The thought of having to do that just was sitting well with me. I've installed Windows 10 on my other PC's and they were running great. Finally, one day, I had an epiphany.... The Windows Desktop Manager was causing a lot of the extra load on the CPU, making the fans run high constantly and it occurred to me that WindowFX also uses the Desktop Manager. On a whim, I disabled WindowFX and immediately my CPU utilization returned to normal and the fans started to slow. Also, the File Explorer works perfectly now. My conclusion is that there is a bug in WindowFX that I have really been able to duplicate anywhere else.
My machine specs:
AMD FX8350 8-Core Processor
Gigabyte GA9990FXA-UD3 Motherboard
16GB RAM
Dual Saphire R7 250 Video Cards supporting 4 Monitors but not in Crossfire mode. Each Monitor an independent display.
1TB WD Black HD
ASUS BluRay Drive
