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.

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-12-15T23:35:01+00:00

    Trying to scan a single document, to e-mail as an attachment,  and the save is just 'hanging' because WMIW is hogging >50%.

    None of the comments below mean a darn thing to me so what am I supposed to do?

    As far as I can see, all I can do is either use the fax or resort to snail mail.

    MS Garbage

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-12-16T04:25:09+00:00

    Hi,

    You should take a look at Zodiac3011's reply in this thread: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8\_1-performance/windows-modules-installer-worker-high-cpu-usage/bf3dc73e-0b05-4935-920c-22409323f258?rtAction=1418703269012

    I had been in your situation and I fixed it.

    Follow this instruction:

    Go to troubleshooting > System and security > Fix problems with windows update.

    Done. :) Goodluck

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-12-19T03:09:06+00:00

    this program is really annoying, i would be sitting reading a book or even worse sitting in class everyone is quiet and listening to the lecturer and all of the sudden the cpu fan goes apocalypse mode on me.

    i have decided i'm just going to disable all microsoft services that act this way but first wanted to ask if  there will be any serious effect and to me installing and unistalling updates isn't that serious since i have disabled updates for the same reason.

    so can i just disable this service. i have a list of disabled services that i am planning to enable only once a month.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-02-21T13:48:19+00:00

    I agree with the posts. I updated 2 of my computers to 8.1 and am having problems with both memory that I've never had before. If MS is trying to lose customers they are getting ready to lose me. 

    I am not and have no desire to be a programmer and I'm getting a little tired of spending so much unproductive time addressing issues caused by Windows updates. 

    I had 2 computers that had no problems before the latest 8.1 update. Now, I getting ready to find another solution. I haven't liked MS since vista and they're just getting worse.

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-02-22T14:45:26+00:00

    I can't add much more than MarkMfsi has said.

    I too am not a programmer, and all the BS that Microsoft spout to resolve the problem goes completely over my head. I haven't a clue what they're talking about. So I'm stuck with a PC that generally has CPU useage of >98%. How can that be right when all I'm doing is web browsing with Excel open.

    Being polite, that is RUBBISH!!

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