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Windows Task Manager with System idle process selected

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. The percentage of time spent in idle can be seen in the Windows Task Manager.

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