window server?

christm · christm #1 (**permalink**)

11-26-2006, 11:04 AM

heya

i have a process called ' window server ' it is showing up on my istat pro widget. i dont know what it is but it always seems to be using 9%+.

Benjamindaines · Benjamindaines #2 (**permalink**)

11-26-2006, 12:52 PM

Window server is what generates the UI (everything you see, click, type in, etc) for Mac OS. It's normal for it to be using CPU time, mine varies from 4% to 13.5% depending on what I'm doing.

christm · christm #3 (**permalink**)

11-27-2006, 02:43 AM

ok kl.

thanks

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Member Since: Jan 08, 2005 Location: A religiously oppressed state Posts: 2,822 Mac Specs: 17" MacBook Pro	11-26-2006, 12:52 PM Window server is what generates the UI (everything you see, click, type in, etc) for Mac OS. It's normal for it to be using CPU time, mine varies from 4% to 13.5% depending on what I'm doing.
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