Monster Hunter Iceborne: How to Fix PC CPU Usage Problems - Ultimate Guide

Lately Steam has been having some issues with Monster Hunter World Iceborne on the players PC, more specifically in the high CPU usage, affecting users massively.  Therefore, we have written a guide on how to solve PC CPU usage problems in Monster Hunter World Iceborne, so please continue reading for more information.

To know how to solve PC CPU usage problems in Monster Hunter World Iceborne, you need to understand that the problem presented, is not exclusive to the new area of the game, but it affects both the old and new areas of the game equally, this makes the solution a very important issue for the affected users and of course for Steam, since they are having a quite negative impact on the profitability of Monster Hunter World Iceborne.

Most players have stated that no matter how powerful their CPU is, Monster Hunter World Iceborne is demanding up to 80 percent of their CPU while running, resulting in lower performance, lower frame rates, and even overheating the computer, making it a dreadful experience to want to play a choppy game.  This is frustrating for the Steam team, as this is not the first problem Iceborne is having on the PC.

Many players claim that the Windows Task Manager presents virus problems when running the game Monster Hunter World Iceborne, activating the Antimalware service in an exaggerated way.  And that when the game is closed, Antimalware Service Executable CPU usage returns to normal.  Then to know how to solve problems of CPU usage in PC, you must access the Windows Security section to select the option "Protection against viruses and threats", where you must select the button "Administrator Settings".

Once there, you can disable the "Real Time Protection". This way Iceborne should run without any problem.  However, you should know that there is a possibility that you will have to repeat the previous steps, that the Windows Security settings will return to normal. 

Another way to resolve the PC gaming issue is to turn off the GeForce Experience overlay.  This workaround is for users with an NVIDIA GPU.  While it should be noted that in some cases the GeForce Experience overlay is automatically turned on after a period of time has passed, this requires that an exception be added to the Monster Iceborne folder in your files.

Then all you have to do is open the search bar.  Wherever you type security and select the list of candidates related to the search term, the option "Windows Security" to be able to point to the Virus and Threat Protection. 

Finally, when you are inside, you should select Management in Virus and Threat Protection settings, scroll down to exclusion, then click add or remove exclusions and select add an exclusion.

Scroll down the list of candidates who are eligible for exclusion and find the name of the game to click on.  When you have found it, you will need to choose the "Select Folder" button that will be located at the bottom right of the window.  This way you can add the game to the list of included programs.  By completing all the steps above, your CPU usage could be improved considerably.