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Hi,
After updating to the new version, I am seeing high CPU use from two processes:
Any ideas on how to make them not use a lot of CPU so that my laptop cools down and the fan stops blowing?
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Hi all,
Had the same problem myself and found the solution which is quite simple :
Go to settings -> update & security -> Windows Defender -> Open Windows Defender -> Firewall & Network protection
Then you need to disable the firewall for all the types of networks
once that's done click on restore settings
That should do the trick and you're cpu usage should return to normal.
Hope it helps, it did for me.
One month, and two patches later: After I tried to re-enable ICS, the high load returns.
Does Microsoft actually listen?
Yes, I concur. My problem after the first restart was "ICS" getting started again, irrelevant to this fix.
It is very rare to find solutions to problems of this caliber in answers.microsoft forums, so thanks again, Jean-Baptiste.
Hi all,
Had the same problem myself and found the solution which is quite simple :
Go to settings -> update & security -> Windows Defender -> Open Windows Defender -> Firewall & Network protection
Then you need to disable the firewall for all the types of networks
once that's done click on restore settings
That should do the trick and you're cpu usage should return to normal.
Hope it helps, it did for me.
Just did the above and it worked. Is this a permanent fix or does one have to do this every time one reboots? Can I now turn off windows defender and it will still work?
Well I'm glad it worked for u too. Regarding this solution it is, at least for me, permanent since I restart my computer every morning and never had the issue back.
