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In Windows NT-based operating systems, the System Idle Process is the system idle task: it tracks how much of the CPU's time is being utilized and issues the HLT instruction to cut the processor's power usage. In the Windows Task Manager, it provides information about how heavily loaded the CPU is. In a system that is not very busy, such as a typical workstation waiting for input, the idle process accounts for over 90% of the CPU.
