Windows Wireless LAN 802.11 Extensibility Framework using too much CPU power

Anonymous
2014-03-25T22:05:49+00:00

Recently, my computer's been running significantly slower. A quick look at my task manager showed me that the "Windows Wireless LAN 802.11 Extensibility Framework" was using up 40+% of my processing power, and I have no idea why or how to reduce it. I'm fairly certain it's doing things it shouldn't be doing, but again, I have no idea what to do. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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Anonymous
2014-03-26T10:37:37+00:00

Hi,

The Windows Wireless LAN 802.11 Extensibility Framework provides an interface to Windows wireless security and connectivity features for the drivers of wireless network adapters.

Let’s try these methods and check if it fixes the issue.

Method 1: Run System Maintenance troubleshooter and check.

a) Press Windows and X key together and select Control Panel.

b) Click on Troubleshooting.

c) Click on View all option on the left side of the Windows.

d) Click on System Maintenance option.

e) Click on Next and follow the onscreen instructions to troubleshoot the issue.

Method 2: C heck the functionality in safe mode with networking.

Step 1: Start your computer in safe mode with networking and check the CPU usage.

Refer this link to start the computer in safe mode.

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

If it works fine in safe mode with networking, let’s place the computer in a clean boot state.

Step 2: Perform clean boot.

Clean boot will help us identify if any third party applications or startup items are causing the issue.

To do this, follow steps from this link:

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

**Note:**After checking the functionality in clean boot, follow the suggestions under “How to reset the computer to start as usual after troubleshooting with clean boot”.

Keep us updated with the status of the issue to assist you further.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-11-01T13:01:12+00:00

    Hi,

    If you are facing issues with Windows 10 Technical Preview I suggest you to post your query in Windows 10 forums.

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_tp?tab=Threads

    Hope this information is helpful. Please do let us know if you need further assistance, we’ll be glad to assist you.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-11-01T12:56:00+00:00

    Hi Rancho,

    Thank you for contacting Microsoft community.

    I suggest you to check the functionality in safe mode with networking.

    Start your computer in safe mode with networking and check the CPU usage.

    Refer this link to start the computer in safe mode.

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

    If it’s working fine in safe with networking, I suggest you to download and install the latest wireless driver for Windows 8.1 from manufacturer’s website.

    If the driver is already updated, uninstall and reinstall the driver to verify the status of this issue. Follow the steps:

    • Press Windows and X key and select Device Manager.
    • Locate the Network adapter and expand the driver icon.
    • Right click on the network driver icon and click on Uninstall.
    • Follow the onscreen instructions to uninstall the driver.
    • Open the folder which contains the setup file of the latest driver that you have downloaded.
    • Double click on the setup file and follow the onscreen instructions to install the network adapter driver.

    Check if the issue still persists.

    Post back with result so that we can assist you further.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-10-29T11:05:43+00:00

    +1

    I have the same trouble in Windows 10 Technical Preview, so looks Microsoft hasn't yet addressed it in the new OS.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-10-20T16:07:14+00:00

    Recently, my computer's been running significantly slower. A quick look at my task manager showed me that the "Windows Wireless LAN 802.11 Extensibility Framework" was using up 40+% of my processing power, and I have no idea why or how to reduce it. I'm fairly certain it's doing things it shouldn't be doing, but again, I have no idea what to do. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

    Same problem here..  CPU fan is wailing on win 8.1 with everything up to date.  Disabling and re-enabling wireless didn't solve it for me like it did for some people.   Microsoft, please fix.

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