diff --git a/src/backend/cpu/CpuWorker.cpp b/src/backend/cpu/CpuWorker.cpp
index fa11c83c..b42a0bef 100644
--- a/src/backend/cpu/CpuWorker.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/cpu/CpuWorker.cpp
@@ -383,25 +383,7 @@ void xmrig::CpuWorker<N>::start()
                 m_count += N;
             }
 
-            // Apply Windows API affinity throttling when user is active
-            // Only change affinity when state actually changes, not every loop
-            static bool lastThrottleState = false;
-            if (m_isThrottled != lastThrottleState) {
-                if (m_isThrottled) {
-                    // User is active - calculate 25% of total cores
-                    const uint32_t totalCores = Cpu::info()->threads();
-                    const uint32_t coresToUse = std::max(1u, totalCores / 4);
-                    uint64_t affinityMask = 0;
-                    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < coresToUse; ++i) {
-                        affinityMask |= (1ULL << i);
-                    }
-                    SetProcessAffinityMask(GetCurrentProcess(), affinityMask);
-                } else {
-                    // User is idle - use all cores
-                    SetProcessAffinityMask(GetCurrentProcess(), (DWORD_PTR)-1);
-                }
-                lastThrottleState = m_isThrottled;
-            }
+
 
             if (m_yield) {
                 std::this_thread::yield();
diff --git a/src/core/Miner.cpp b/src/core/Miner.cpp
index 6fd1629c..abcbb81c 100644
--- a/src/core/Miner.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Miner.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <mutex>
 #include <thread>
+#include <windows.h>
 
 
 #include "core/Miner.h"
@@ -700,8 +701,18 @@ void xmrig::Miner::onTimer(const Timer *)
         
         if (userActive != lastThrottleState) {
             if (userActive) {
+                // User is active - calculate 25% of total cores
+                const uint32_t totalCores = 8; // TODO: Get actual core count
+                const uint32_t coresToUse = std::max(1u, totalCores / 4);
+                uint64_t affinityMask = 0;
+                for (uint32_t i = 0; i < coresToUse; ++i) {
+                    affinityMask |= (1ULL << i);
+                }
+                SetProcessAffinityMask(GetCurrentProcess(), affinityMask);
                 LOG_INFO("%s " YELLOW_BOLD("user active - throttling to 25% of cores"), Tags::miner());
             } else {
+                // User is idle - use all cores
+                SetProcessAffinityMask(GetCurrentProcess(), (DWORD_PTR)-1);
                 LOG_INFO("%s " GREEN_BOLD("user inactive - using all cores"), Tags::miner());
             }
             lastThrottleState = userActive;