Thanks to all who responded.
I started with what seemed simplest to me, that being the task manager...
These were the biggest things running:
iexplore.exe 34,500
iexplore.exe 5,600
explorer.exe 12,200
DWM.exe 28,200
sidebar.exe 6,000
and taskmgr.exe itself 3,300
The usage fluctuates wildly with me doing nothing but having IE on. Mostly 80-100.
Tried opening a video through Windows Media, and that flatlined it at 100% for the duration.
There are 83 processes running, and just the one application: Internet Explorer.
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