Windows – skype consumes 100% cpu on idle unles it has admin privileges

resource-usageskypewindows 7

on my rather old ,6yo core two duo intel machine, skype consumes 100% CPU Resources, when i start it without admin rights. Otherwise it will consume the usual amounts of cpu.
How can i prevent skype from using so much cpu?
Also there is another Issue when i execute skype without Admin rights: i now always need to kill the process with the task-manager.

The skype version is: 6.11.0.102
windows auto updates are enabled.

Best Answer

This may be of some interest to you. I know it's a thread about Windows 8, but it doesn't hurt to try.

It simply states that if your default browser is Google Chrome, try switching it to something else. It doesn't need to be Internet Explorer, Firefox and Opera should be just fine.

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