Hey there @pfc-chips-dubbo, thank you for taking the time to get in touch. I'm sorry to hear that your CPU usage is constantly at 100%. Could you please first go through this technical troubleshooting article for me ensuring you have completed all of the steps? These steps can help rule out many of the common causes for technical-related issues. I understand you have already performed several actions to try and remedy the issue, but we must cover everything in the article first.

Should you have further questions regarding any of those steps in the article above, or regarding any other issue, please do not hesitate to let me know.  

@pfc-chips-dubbo Thank you for your reply and letting us know this additional information.

Can we ask have you also tried reinstalling Ubisoft Connect from here?@Higany83 thank you for your reply, can you also reinstall Ubisoft Connect and let us know if that improves the performance?Thank you.

Hey, @n3mb0t! Thanks for sharing how you were able to play without stuttering and troubles. @LT-Mitchell Are you able to give the steps, @N3mB0t shared to see if that helps you as well?

Thank you all for your replies and letting us know that this issue is continuing to happen for you.

Can we ask that you each contact us directly with your system files. You can find how to do this here.We can then look into this more closely with you to try and get to the root cause of this issue.Thank you.

Hello @MrHardNails thank you for provising these additional steps to check for 100% CPU usage. We do not recommend overclocking any components in your PC when playing our games as a precaution, which is why we ask players not to use overclocking software such as Afterburner and the like, so thank you for bringing this up with your suggestions.

Here are some steps that helped our Siege players with high CPU usage after a recent update >>-Check your power options in Windows and set it to High Performance in case of any CPU throttling. Open your Windows Settings, type 'Power Options, select 'Additional Power Settings', then select a High-Performance plan.Try creating a new power plan in these options and set your maximum use of your CPU to 90% or another lower value, this can prevent your CPU from running at high usage, and will make your GPU work harder instead when playing the game, putting less strain on the CPU.-Disable any in-game overlays you may have active in your game launcher, as using in-game overlays can sometimes contribute to high CPU use depending on the game-Test the CPU usage after lowering some settings. In the games menu and your GPU control software, enable Vsync, lower your FPS usage, and lower your graphical preset. Running games on high or ultra with maximum FPS, can cause strain not only on your Vram but CPU too