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Skype (v.6.11.0.102) is consistently using ~50% of my CPU (Windows 7 32 bit) while idling. This causes my system to be less responsive and my overall CPU utilization hovers in the 80-90% (or higher) range.

I need to use Skype for work, so using something else (or just not using it) is not an option.

How can I get Skype to be less of a CPU hog?

Some further data points:

  • Chrome is my default browser
  • I have uninstalled "Skype Click To Call" and restarted Skype, with no improvement
  • Following the advice here, I set IE to be the default browser, then put it back to Chrome. Unfortunately it didn't help
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    is that when it is idling or during calls? Jan 14, 2014 at 14:10
  • @SaUce: It happens while idling.
    – ale
    Jan 14, 2014 at 14:22
  • Do you have Chrome set as your default browser by chance?
    – Ramhound
    Jan 14, 2014 at 14:23
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    @Ramhound: Sure do.
    – ale
    Jan 14, 2014 at 14:23
  • You might want to read this question superuser.com/questions/701455/…
    – Ramhound
    Jan 14, 2014 at 14:24

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The solution appears to be to set some other web browser to be the default.

When I changed Internet Explorer to be the default browser and re-started Skype, the CPU levels stayed low.

However, this is a sub-optimal solution, because I don't want Internet Explorer to be my default browser.

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    some person in the skype thread (linked to in the se thread linked in comments) suggested that an earlier version which does not have/support the "ad bar" area does not suffer from this problem. Perhaps you might try identifying the ad server's IP and add that to your hosts file with a redirect to "localhost" as a test...
    – horatio
    Jan 14, 2014 at 16:34

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