Windows Modules Installer Worker causes memory hog

I hope that NickThomas_964 understands all that.      I don't even know what Safe Mode and Clean Boot mean!

Hi Nick,

Check if you can experience the issue in ‘Safe mode’; if safe mode works fine then set the computer to ‘Clean boot’ state to check for software conflicts.

Step 1:

Windows Startup Settings (including safe mode)

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/windows-startup-settings-including-safe-mode

Step 2:

Keep the computer in a clean boot and check for the issue status. If everything works fine after a clean boot, you can infer that some third party services are causing the problem. Proceed with the remaining steps to pin-point out the third party service. After you figure out the problem causing program, you may have to update or install a higher version of the program, if you seldom use that software you can consider uninstalling it.

How to perform a clean boot to troubleshoot a problem in Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

Note: Please go through the section: How to reset the computer to start as usual after troubleshooting with clean boot of the Kb article to boot the computer in normal startup after fixing the issue.

In Windows, you can use the Task Manager to see the current running processes. To open the Task Manager, press Control+Alt+Delete and click the "Task Manager" option. This will open the window below.

In the Windows Task Manager window, click the Processes tab to view all running processes. Then click the "CPU" header to sort the processes by CPU usage. You can monitor the CPU usage for a few seconds to see what programs are consistently using the most CPU. If an errant process is using a large amount of CPU power, you can click the End Process button to kill the process. This will free up whatever percentage of CPU power the process was using.

Important: Clicking End Process will immediately quit an application. Therefore, be careful not to end any programs that you are currently using, especially if you have not saved your work.

Damn I hate this sort of problem.  It is currently using over 50% of my CPU resource.  I am not a programmer.  I am not a windows system expert.

Microsoft really ought to supply software that WORKS PROPERLY.  That is what they are paid for.  In any other business if you supplied products that time after time caused problems like this you would go broke - Microsoft can only get away with it because they are a quasi-monopoly.

Hi,

Windows Modules Installer Enables installation, modification, and removal of Windows updates and optional components. If this service is disabled, you may not be able to install or uninstall Windows updates.

1.       Have you checked if all the updates have installed successfully?

2.       When do you get the error message?

3.       Have you made any changes to the computer prior to the issue?

To check that type Windows update and Start screen and select settings. Click View update history n the left pane.

Method 1: Restart the Windows Modules Installer service

a.       Press Win + R on the keyboard

b.      Type Services.msc and hit OK

c.       Right click on the service the options Stop and restart the service.

Method 2: Let’s perform SFC Scan on the computer:

a. Press “Windows Key + Q” to open Charms Bar.

b. Type “cmd” without quotes in the search box.

c. On the left pane, right click on the “cmd” option and select “Run as Administrator”.

d. Type ‘sfc /scannow’ without quotes and hit enter.

Method 3: Running the Memory Diagnostics Tool:

When you receive a notification about a possible memory problem, click the notification to choose between two options for when to run the Memory Diagnostics Tool.

Type memory diagnostic on the start screen and select Settings

Hope it helps. For any further Windows related assistance, feel free to contact us and we will be happy to help.