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How to Troubleshoot High Disk and CPU Usage by Softthinks Agent Service on Windows PC

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The Softthinks Agent Service is built into many Dell laptops and computers and has the unique feature of regularly backing up files and programs on the computer. This service has proven useful in many Windows operating systems to restore the system in case of damage.

The problem is that the Softthinks agent service is sometimes configured to perform backups, or it has a trigger that causes it to back up all files on the computer. This means that it uses up to 100% of the hard drive capacity for at least two hours. read more

How to Troubleshoot Windows Host Process Rundll32 High Disk and Cpu Usage Problem

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The Windows operating system consists of millions of components, including applications, processes, drivers, and more than meets the eye. Even when your system is idle, there are thousands of processes running in the background that you may not even notice. Are there times when your system seems to be running slowly, even when you’re not using an active application?

As soon as our device performance drops, the first thing we do is look in the Windows Task Manager, right? Rundll32 is an annoying process that eats up CPU load and slows down your device. To keep this process from affecting the performance of your device, we offer you some workarounds. read more

How to Troubleshoot ‘Remote Procedure Call’ High CPU and Disk Usage on Windows PC

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The “Remote Procedure Call failed and did not execute” error is a problem indicating problems with the Remote Procedure Call. The procedure failed on various Windows devices as well as on 7, 8, and even 10 systems. This problem prevents the user from opening documents and photos or even launching Windows applications and using operating system functions.

What causes ‘Remote Procedure Call’ High CPU and hard drive usage?

  • OneDrive is known to cause high CPU usage in many cases. It is constantly synchronizing with the cloud server, and if not configured correctly, this causes a high hard drive load.
  • Windows also use the RPC protocol when searching for updates. Even if you have updates installed on your computer, Windows is constantly looking for other available updates to download. Sometimes this can continue and cause high CPU/hard drive load.

How to eliminate the high CPU and hard disk load when using “Remote Procedure Call”?

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How to Repair High CPU and Disk Usage by Wmpnetwk.exe on Windows 7 PC

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Wmpnetwk.exe is an internal system process responsible for connecting the built-in media player to an external network. In fact, this service is useless unless you are streaming music or video over the Internet using Windows Media Player.

You usually only see wmpnetwk.exe in Windows 7, as it is disabled by default in Windows/8/8.1/10. It’s not a resource-intensive process, but some users complain that wmpnetwk.exe uses about 70% of the resources in Task Manager.

Why does wmpnetwk.exe use so much CPU and hard disk space?

A virus or trojan horse could disguise itself as a legitimate wmpnetwk.exe program file to infect your computer. If the file is outside this folder, it is most likely a malicious program disguised as wmpnetwk.exe. read more

How to Repair High CPU and Memory Usage by Wsappx on Windows PC

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Wsappx is a process that runs in the background on your Windows 10/8 computer as part of the Windows Store and Microsoft’s Universal Application Platform.

Most often, wsappx consists of two separate background services – AppX Deployment Service (AppXSVC) and Client License Service (ClipSVC) in Windows 10. If you are using Windows 8, you will see AppXSVC and WSService (Windows Store Service).

Wsappx is used to install, update, and uninstall Store apps, so you won’t need them anymore after you install all the updates. read more

How to Troubleshoot High CPU and Memory Usage By MRT.exe on Windows Computers

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MRT.exe is a legitimate Windows program executable file, abbreviated as Malicious Removal Tool. In a way, this file helps protect against infections, so you may notice increased CPU and memory usage.

In addition, when infected, the MRT.exe process can cause a high CPU load. To make sure that the spike you are seeing is not caused by an infection, let’s read on to find out how to eliminate high MRT.exe CPU and RAM usage.

What causes high CPU and memory usage by MRT.exe?

Possible causes of these problems are improper software installation, file replacement by a virus or (less likely) infection by malware. As for viruses, they often masquerade as original Windows files. If the MRI is corrupted, it can lead to strange things: false alerts, suspicious links, blocking access to applications, disabling processes, etc. read more

How to Troubleshoot ‘Service Host Delivery Optimization’ High Disk or CPU Usage on Windows PC

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Host Delivery Optimization Service is, as the name suggests, a service that optimizes the delivery of important updates to your system. It runs in the background on your system and consumes very few resources.

So if you find that this host delivery optimization service is unusually using your network bandwidth (more than 2 Mbps) for an extended period of time, there are some issues that need to be addressed manually.

What is causing the “Service Host Delivery Optimization” to load your hard drive or CPU high?

Your Windows Store may be automatically downloading updates in the background, which is causing the problem. The Windows Store is often ignored because we don’t use it daily. read more

How to Repair Msrtn32.exe High CPU, Disk or Memory Usage on Windows PC

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If your Windows 10 computer is slowing down, the first thing to do is to check the resource usage status in Task Manager. In such cases, it jumps up to 1000%, which causes the system to freeze or crash because some programs use most of the system’s resources. This is exactly the case with msrtn32.exe.

Msrtn32.exe is a malicious file that can try to steal your digital currency. It can install itself on your computer if you install a browser plugin or extension that can change your browser defaults, web page content, and search results, and show a lot of intrusive ads. read more

How to Resolve High CPU and Battery Usage by Microsoft Teams on Windows 10 PC

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By default, Microsoft Teams starts automatically with your computer and remains active in the background, ready and waiting to be used.

During active use, Microsoft Teams tries to use all available computer resources to give you the best possible video streams.

However, this behavior can sometimes lead to high memory, CPU, and battery usage in Windows 10, especially on low-cost computers with little RAM and CPU.

What causes high CPU and battery usage in Microsoft Teams?

Microsoft Teams is based on an electronic platform. As a result, it constantly loads a large number of libraries. Some users believe that this is the reason Teams uses so much memory. read more

How to Troubleshoot High CPU Usage by RuntimeBroker.exe in Windows Computers

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Runtime Broker (RuntimeBroker.exe) is an executable file located in the System32 folder on Windows computers. The main role of the Runtime Broker is to ensure that applications running on the computer have the necessary permissions to run on the system.

Although the Runtime Broker is a legitimate Windows process, it has gained a reputation for causing significant memory and CPU usage. Below are steps you can take to eliminate the high CPU load of Runtime Broker in Windows 10.

What causes RuntimeBroker.exe high CPU load?

In some cases, a faulty Windows program or third-party software can make Runtime Broker use 100% of the CPU, up to one gigabyte of RAM or more. read more