A process called Service Host: Local System is using up all of my laptops resources

Anonymous
2012-12-04T00:03:08+00:00

My laptop has been running very slowly for the past few days which is weird because my laptop is quite powerful and has always run very fast. I looked at my task manager and saw that a process called Service Host: Local System was using up almost all of my RAM. I am running Windows 8 Pro on a Sony VAIO S13P. What can I do to fix this problem?

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-09-18T18:41:08+00:00

    I HAVE FOUND THE ANSWER!!!!!!!!!!!

    what Ithink has happened is that you have set the possessor to adjust to the background apps, not programs.

    what you need to do: 

    1. go to your version of this: Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\System
    2. click on change settings in the 'Computer name, domain and workgroup settings' section
    3. go to the advanced tab.
    4. there is a button under processor scheduling (near top) that says 'adjust for best performance of: Programs or Background services.' select Programs.

    This should fix it. When i restarted my PC it went back to Background tho :( just remember to apply it

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-09-03T00:30:14+00:00

    Thanks, Method 2 worked for me on win 10, disk usage dropped back to normal, thanks a lot!

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-09-02T23:51:53+00:00

    not helpful at all. just kicked the can down the road.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-09-01T21:42:16+00:00

    I'd recommend taking the back panel of your laptop off and getting all of that dust out of it.

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-08-30T11:16:10+00:00

    Hi ShiuabKhan,

    i have the same issue with win 10, only started a few days ago. Didn't download any new programs, everything is the same. I've tried method 1 and 2, now running a virus scan, but nothing seems to be working.

    My disk usage is 98-100% which is really annoying, and I don't want my computer to age faster because of this. The same program is still the one causing problems, named Service Host: Local Service (Network restricted) (10), but the number at then end keeps changing.

    Any ideas as to what I can do to make it go away?

    Thanks,

    O.

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