Windows 10 1803 100% CPU issue when using Razer Synapse Surround Sound Audio Controller *FIXED*

Anonymous · 2018-05-15T22:27:56+00:00

Since updating to windows 1803 I had an issue were my CPU was idling at 100% I have spend hours diagnosing the issue and eventually it turns out to be an issue when using the razer surround sound audio controller in windows sound. When using it my CPU hits 100% and my CPU temps go up and when it is disabled it goes back to my normal idling CPU usage which is around 5% and my temps are low. Is anyone else having this issue? I can confirm this issue has only started on the new windows 1803 update. I downgraded back to my previous version of windows 10 to see if the issue was happening on the previous windows build I had and the issue was not present. I updated my PC back to windows 1803 and the issue was there again. I have submitted a bug report of this issue to razer, here is a link to a reddit post where other people are experiencing the same issue - https://www.reddit.com/r/razer/comments/8h7ngx/problem_high_cpu_usage_about_60_when_razer/

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