CPU Usage - Windows Driver Foundation - Page 5

RowanCGA · 05-10-2022, 09:56 PM

I've got the same problem with a large number of Microsoft Surface Go 1 and 2s.

It has to be down to the displaylink software, as you can see the windows driver foundation task spiking when you shake a window round (yet the CPU usage is actually low according to task manager...i'm talking max 20%).

Running a monitor via USB C directly into the device works fine. The Surface doesn't have enough USB-C ports to run more than x1 screen directly in and a side from this issue the dock is a really hand bit of kit.

Our users are running a dual monitor setup (effectively three screens) so I can't get away from the dock/displaylink software and it even lags with just the one screen.

May 2022...anyone managed to resolve this problem?

pjesus · 04-22-2023, 12:22 AM

I have a D6000 docking station with two ultrawide monitors connected. Just by connecting the dockstation to my notebook, the Windows Driver Foundation process starts consuming my CPU to the point of sometimes crashing my machine. Still no solution?

JohnDoe · 11-01-2025, 12:51 PM

I always had the problem, that the DisplayLink display disconnected an reconnected about every hour if the software was not running. With the software running it happend about every 3-4 hours. Also the CPU load was about 7% just from the software (latest versions). The disconnect/reconnect always forced all applications to move to the main monitor and I had to manually rearrange them again.

After reading the first posts of this thread and rolling back to the latest version 9 of the software, I just have reconnects every 3-4 days and the CPU load of the software itself is insignificant.

So if anyone has similar problems, it seems from version 10 on the software is just crap.

05-10-2022, 09:56 PM	#41
RowanCGA Junior Member Join Date: May 2022 Posts: 1	I've got the same problem with a large number of Microsoft Surface Go 1 and 2s. It has to be down to the displaylink software, as you can see the windows driver foundation task spiking when you shake a window round (yet the CPU usage is actually low according to task manager...i'm talking max 20%). Running a monitor via USB C directly into the device works fine. The Surface doesn't have enough USB-C ports to run more than x1 screen directly in and a side from this issue the dock is a really hand bit of kit. Our users are running a dual monitor setup (effectively three screens) so I can't get away from the dock/displaylink software and it even lags with just the one screen. May 2022...anyone managed to resolve this problem?

04-22-2023, 12:22 AM	#42
pjesus Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2023 Posts: 1	I have a D6000 docking station with two ultrawide monitors connected. Just by connecting the dockstation to my notebook, the Windows Driver Foundation process starts consuming my CPU to the point of sometimes crashing my machine. Still no solution?

11-01-2025, 12:51 PM	#43
JohnDoe Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2025 Posts: 1	I always had the problem, that the DisplayLink display disconnected an reconnected about every hour if the software was not running. With the software running it happend about every 3-4 hours. Also the CPU load was about 7% just from the software (latest versions). The disconnect/reconnect always forced all applications to move to the main monitor and I had to manually rearrange them again. After reading the first posts of this thread and rolling back to the latest version 9 of the software, I just have reconnects every 3-4 days and the CPU load of the software itself is insignificant. So if anyone has similar problems, it seems from version 10 on the software is just crap.