Windows Modules Installer Worker causes memory hog

Anonymous
2013-06-20T16:05:57+00:00

The Windows Modules Installer Worker service hogs up a lot of memory constantly & I can't figure out the reason.

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-04-27T19:52:22+00:00

    Regarding Method 1, STOP is grayed out.  I cannot stop the damn thing.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-02-01T14:28:33+00:00

    Open the service and set it to Manual, instead of the default Automatic.  "DO NOT DISABLE".  Your disk usage should drop to almost 0.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-01-11T01:43:36+00:00

    Windows 10 does not run that way. There is no "left pane" to select "run as administrator. As all of these "answers" do not give the correct steps for Windows 10!

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-12-23T03:52:30+00:00

    Hello,

    If you're experiencing the same thing with Windows 10, check this link and follow advised steps to resolve the said issue.

    Also, check this thread to learn more on how to fix disk usage issue in Windows 10.

    Regards.

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-12-13T23:55:05+00:00

    Hmmmm....no, absolutely no effect, in fact the troubleshooter did not even find and issue...and I'm staring at 97% disk usage...for the last, oh, 45 minutes....WIN 10 is broken as well

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