How to Troubleshoot Service Host Sysmain High Disk Issue on Windows 10

Sometimes your Windows 10 PC may stop responding and there is no reason for it. Upon inspection, you will probably see almost full disk space. However, it’s actually a Service Host SysMain problem related to high hard drive usage that can be resolved without technical assistance.

In our article today, we will look at the Service Host SysMain error that causes high memory, high CPU, and high hard drive usage issues on Windows 10 computers.

What causes high hard drive utilization of service host sysmain on Windows PCs?

  • The high hard disk load in Windows 10 is caused by third-party applications, such as your antivirus software, and if the antivirus software performs a full system scan, the occurrence of this problem is normal.
  • In addition to third-party apps, some memory-related services can also negatively affect overall performance. Various services can also cause this problem.

How to fix the service host sysmain high disk problem on Windows PC?

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How to Troubleshoot Windows Image Acquisition High CPU (WIA) Issue

Windows Image Acquisition is the driver model responsible for communication between the system and graphics hardware. Sometimes it causes high hard disk and CPU load on Windows 10 systems, which slows them down. This post will help you solve this problem.

What causes a high CPU load when getting Windows images?

  • Destructive hardware.
  • Malware or viruses on your system.
  • Windows Image Acquisition service may not be working properly.

How to solve the high processor problem with Windows Image Acquisition?

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

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 Memory Usage by Wsappx on Windows PC

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 Repair High CPU Usage by Service Host: Local System “Network Restricted” on Windows 10

The Host: Local System service is a collection of system processes, or let’s call it a generic container to host services. It contains processes such as Windows Auto Update and many necessary system services that run within it.

As a result, it is very likely to use a lot of hard drive, memory, RAM, and even network bandwidth, draining your computer’s resources, especially after Windows 10 updates.

What causes high CPU usage from Service Host: Local System?

It can be caused by improperly running programs, services, or corrupted system files. It can also be caused by malicious software. read more

How to Troubleshoot High CPU Usage by GfxUI.exe in Windows PC

As a Windows user, you have probably already encountered unexpected problems. At least, many of us have.

In this particular scenario, you found that a Windows process called gfxui.exe is consuming a large percentage of your CPU (up to 50% or even 100%). As a result, it takes a long time for your computer to start up. It becomes very slow and often crashes.

What causes GfxUI.exe to have a high CPU usage?

In most cases, it is either a conflict of two video cards or a problem with Intel HD Graphics drivers, which causes the gfxui.exe process to occupy a lot of hard disk space and cause high CPU load. read more

How to Troubleshoot High CPU Usage by CSISYNCCLIENT.EXE on Windows 10 PC

Imagine a situation in which your system slows down day after day until it reaches a stage where it occasionally almost freezes. As with most times when your system slows down, check the Task Manager. This indicates that some processes are overloading the system so that hard disk usage reaches 100%.

If the situation occurs gradually, rather than suddenly, there is a good chance that the process CSISYNCCLIENT.EXE is using a lot of system memory. This, of course, can be checked.

What causes CSISYNCCLIENT.EXE to have a high CPU usage?

  • Virus
  • Malware
  • Software incompatibility
  • Registry entries corruption

How to eliminate CSISYNCCLIENT.EXE high CPU load?

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How to Repair High CPU Usage by Xboxstat.exe on Windows 10

When a process uses a lot of system resources, it loads RAM. In general, I advise all my readers that a Windows 10 system should normally have 4 GB of RAM instead of the usual 2 GB. But even if you have enough RAM, high-end games consume a lot of resources.

You can check hard drive usage through Task Manager. In many cases, users have reported that xboxstat.exe uses a lot of system resources. Hard disk usage remains high because of this process.

What causes xboxstat.exe high CPU usage?

When the Xbox controller is connected to a Windows 10 system, the xboxstat.exe task runs every time the system starts up. Essentially, the function of this task is not important to the controller’s operation and can be stopped. read more

How to Repair: Uninstalling SkypeHost.exe in Windows 10 PC

SkypeHost.exe is an executable file belonging to the Microsoft Skype process, which is developed by a Microsoft software developer with Microsoft Skype Preview. If the SkypeHost.exe process is important in Windows 10, you should be careful when removing it. Sometimes the SkypeHost.exe process may put too much load on the CPU or GPU. If it is a malware or virus, it may run in the background.

The .exe extension of the SkypeHost.exe file indicates that it is an executable file for Windows operating systems such as Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10. Malware and viruses are also transmitted through exe files. Therefore, we should be sure before running an unknown executable file on your computer or laptop. read more

Service Host Fix: Diagnostic policy service High CPU and memory usage

As you may know, there are a number of active background processes and services that help Windows run smoothly. Most of these background processes/services consume a minimal amount of CPU power and RAM. However, there are times when a process gets disrupted or corrupted and consumes much more resources than usual, leaving little room for other applications in the foreground. The Diagnostic Policy Service is one such process that has been known to overload system resources on rare occasions.

The Diagnostic Policy Service is one of the common Svchost.exe (Service Host) processes. It is responsible for detecting problems with various Windows components and solving them. The service tries to automatically resolve detected problems when possible and when not, it saves diagnostic information for analysis. read more