The Central Processing Unit, commonly known as CPU, is responsible for processing computer instructions that allow your applications and web browsers to run on your computer. It is essentially the brain of your computer. Each application or browser tab that you open, consumes a part of the CPU processing power. When you get close to the processing limits of your CPUs, your computer will slow down, and your applications will be slower to respond. The more applications or browser tabs you have open, the more CPU power you consume. At some point, the CPU power consumption hits a threshold after which your computer begins to slow down and your application response time gets longer.

The threshold for CPU utilization here is set to 95% of its capacity. When your device reaches or crosses the 95% threshold, you receive the following notification.

Notification Text	What it means	Suggested remediation
Your CPU usage is exceeding normal that might affect your experience. Consider closing unused applications or browser tabs.	Your device is consuming more than the threshold CPU capacity configured by your administrator. You may have too many applications or browser tabs open or an application may have encountered an issue.	Close the applications that you are not currently using. Close the browser tabs that you are not currently using. Restart your computer.

Click Review in Access Experience to view details about the notification along with some suggestions to fix the issue.

The Usage Metrics link opens a time series historical chart displaying the status of the CPU usage during the last 3 hours. Move your mouse sideways on the chart across various points in time, to understand the historical status of the active area. Depending on where you mouse over and click in the chart, you can view the status and recommendation that was indicated at that specific time within the 3-hour window.