Windows Modules Installer Worker causes memory hog

its not a corrupt user account, that's just a BS red herring they throw out there.

like i said, just do a google search, this is WIDESPREAD.  I understand that they want to eliminate cases where it is corruption or unique to the user, but this all points to bad code, not something else.

I don't use my laptop for ANYTHING other than streaming video to my TV, that's it, and this happens to me.  whats so annoying is that the issue can be intermittent, so its not all the time, but its enough of the time, and whats worse is that even when u manually end the task, it can start up again on its own.  on a low powered laptop, that can ruin a viewing exp.

Hi,

Thank you for the reply.

Did you try to start the Windows Installer Module manually?

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.

Hi Frank,

Refer to previous post, which has clear information about safe and clean boot. Check the issue status in the safe and clean boot and check.

How did you "turn it off"?

Windows, again you just suck. Make Windows that people who don't want to spend hours hacking their own system can use (if they even know anything about computers). Save the fancy stuff for those who want to add it.

I just installed all Windows 8.1 updates in response to some of the recent news.  Right after the install, the system slowed down a lot.  My Norton 360 is reporting that Windows installer workers are essentially using 100% of the disk.  Nothing changed except the updates.  The updates reported complete as normal.