Lagging / 100% CPU Usage [FIX]
Today I fired up APEX afer a quite a while and it was unplayable.
Quickly found out, apex was draining 100% cpu usage.
After tinkering around a bit, trying the usual stuff, restart, launch as admin, update drivers, nothing seemed to work.
Then I found this fix on steamlists (https://steamlists.com/apex-legends-high-100-cpu-usage-on-windows-10-fix-guide/).
TL;DR
windows defender screwing up, just add an exception for Apex
(Copy from above link)
How to fix:
1. Find “Windows Defender” on your task bar (Usually the up arrow at the bottom right)
2. Right-click Windows defender and click view security dashboard.
3. Click “App & browser control”
4. Click “Exploit protection settings”
5. Click “Program Settings”
6. Click “Add program to customize” then click “Choose exact file path”
7. Locate and find the “r5apex.exe” file in your Apex Legends root folder located under "Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Apex Legends"
On origin it is "C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Apex"
8. Now make sure every setting has “Override system settings” selected and click off for every setting then apply.
9. Restart game.
I was able to reproduce this behaviour by again disabling that set exception.
Tell me, if its also working for you gamerpersons.
