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Anonymous
2015-12-20T18:21:45+00:00

For the last few days to a week, I've been getting the error of the "host application" of my card drive stop running. I got the same problem with Catalyst and now with Crimson.

Only now, with Crimson, it shows another error beforehand: http://prntscr.com/9ghare

I've noticed as well, and I'm not sure it's related, but I suspect it is, is that the CPU usage has been going up to 90%-100% when when there are no programs running. (except for a few in the background)

if it helps, here are my specs:

AMD R9 200 series GPU

Intel 2-core 3.0GHz CPU (Overclocked to about 4.0GHz)

8GB RAM

300GB Storage (Partition of 500GB HDD)

What do I do?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-12-31T13:10:52+00:00

    Hello,

    Thank you for visiting Microsoft Community and providing us with the detailed description about the issue.

    As per the description, I understand that you are experiencing issue with error message: Radeon settings: Host Application has stopped working on the system.

    I certainly understand your concern and will try my best to help you.

    In order to understand the issue more clearly, please provide me with the following information to provide you with the targeted assistance.

    1. Are you getting this error message while trying to play any Hi-definition game or while watching any video on the system?
    2. Did you make any significant changes prior to this issue?
    3. When was the last time the system was working fine?

    I would suggest you to try the following methods and check if that helps.

    Method 1:

    To diagnose the problem whether any third party program or application is causing the conflict, I would suggest you to try “clean boot” and check if it helps.

    Placing your system in “Clean Boot” state helps in identifying if any third party applications or startup items are causing the issue. You need to follow the steps from the article mentioned below to perform a Clean Boot.

    How to perform a “clean boot” in Windows, please follow the steps in the link provided below.

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135/en-us

    Note: Refer "How to reset the computer to start normally after clean boot troubleshooting" to reset the computer to start as normal after troubleshooting.

    Try to reboot the system and check if it helps.

    If the issue persists, follow method 2         

    Method 2:

    Also, I would suggest you to refer to the suggestions provided by “Mouneshwar R” replied on January 24, 2011 in the following Microsoft Community link and check if that helps.

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows\_7-performance/catalyst-control-center-host-application-has/905c9bbc-5d08-49f2-99d6-aa98312a39e4

    I hope this information is helpful.

    Please do let us know if you need any further assistance, we will be glad to assist you.

    Thank you.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-01-01T21:13:14+00:00

    I suggest you check your hard drive before other trouble shooting.

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Check-a-drive-for-errors

    Sudden multiple failures like you report sometimes are caused by a failing drive.

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