bingdesktop.exe over 20% CPU

This exact same bug has returned with v1.3.174.0

On many computers I have seen so not an isolated case.

(25% CPU use and not updating anymore).

Hi,

Try uninstall and reinstall Bing desktop! It works perfectly now: CPU used = 0% and the background picture is correctly refreshed.

Regards

This exact same bug has returned with v1.3.174.0

On many computers I have seen so not an isolated case.

(25% CPU use and not updating anymore).

@Milton David Grimshaw, I use two prducts for a reason.

My Norton as a primary AV whichs scans all my attached drives and then both use their respective Auto-Protect. I also have Spybot S&D which is ran on demand. Had this set-up since 2009 when I was a beta-tester of MSSE.

Since MSSE doesnt do any scans itself (its too slow and inefficient), neither package has ever presented false positives. The doubling up on the Auto-Protect is benficial since both products are likely to cover each others faults.

Its a set-up I use on all computers I come across and it has turned people who turn their machine a ticking time bomb into safe havens as no one has ever reported virus issues since. And thats including my grandma!

I also have three AV running on my server, two lightweight on-demand scanners and AVG Free. Again, no issues in the 6 years thats been running :)

Ive set a process watch up which monitors Bing Desktop's CPU and kills it if it breaches 10% for more than 30 seconds. Its a temp solution until Microsoft ACKNOWLEDGE the issue and then fix it :)

@John:

That was not helpful at all.

What I need and what not is none of your business.

The app worked, and after an update it did no longer. MS will fix it sooner or later. Case closed.