Windows 11 "System" process increases CPU usage when PC is idle or locked

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Hello there. I have had this nagging issue that's been ongoing for months now and I can't seem to find a reason why it's happening. It happens pretty much all the time and I can almost reproduce it on demand by either letting my PC sit idle on the desktop for a few minutes, or locking the computer and waiting for the monitors to go into sleep mode. I noticed this issue because I can hear my fan speeds ramp up whenever it's happening, and my CPU temps also rise. My CPU usually idles at around 30-32 Celsius which is normal, but whenever this "system" process starts eating my CPU it will go up to

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