I managed to fix it on my machine. I uninstalled the Security Update for Microsoft Windows KB5041872 and the Feature Enablement for Beta Channel Preview Update KB5037898. After the uninstall I checked for updates, and it downloaded a (repair) update. Once that updated was installed and the PC restarted, checking for updates resulted in once again trying to install the KB5041872 update which managed to pass the 8% mark and fully install within seconds.
Having high CPU usage and lag whenever trying to update WIP "Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Insider Preview (10.0.26120.1542) (KB5041872)" build
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I am trying to update the build Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Insider Preview (10.0.26120.1542) (KB5041872).
However, whenever I attempt to download the update, it consistently gets stuck at 8%. When it reaches 8%, the CPU usage by the Windows Modules Installer spikes to 80-90%, causing the PC to become unresponsive and slow. The issue resolves after restarting the PC and pausing the update. However, the problem reappears as soon as I resume the update, making it difficult to use the PC smoothly. I have tried restarting the Windows Modules Installer and Windows update from the systems. But it still is not resolving.
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2024-09-11T00:25:12+00:00 Yes! this worked! Thank you very much!
This method also worked for me. Thank you!
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Johnny55 5,155 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator2024-09-10T21:26:15+00:00 Hello Oscar,
Please stop posting regarding using MS Catalog for Insider builds. The MS Catalog is only for Release builds. Care to show me KB5041872 available in Catalog. You can obtain the msu file from the dump.
Regards,
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Anonymous
2024-09-10T21:05:26+00:00 Temporary Workarounds While Awaiting an Official Patch In the midst of this experimental chaos, a potential workaround has been found. One user suggests that the high CPU usage is related to the
TiWorker.exeservice (Windows Update Trusted Installer Worker Process). By stopping this process and reinstalling the KB5041872 build offline (using the *.msu file from the Microsoft update catalog), the dual problem of downloading issues and excessive CPU usage was reportedly resolved after restarting the PC and manually checking