Fall Creators Update Resulting in High CPU Use By Service Host

Anonymous
2017-10-18T03:41:50+00:00

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?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures

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Anonymous
2017-11-01T23:47:18+00:00

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.

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-01-29T21:59:02+00:00

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-11-10T14:20:48+00:00

    Jean-Baptiste,

    You have delivered me peace and tranquility. No longer are the wind turbines of hell churning within my red hot stove of a surface pro. Seriously my Cpu was never below 40% for days, hitting 99% just opening chrome. Tried every other option (there are years of Service Host problems -_-.) 

    THANK YOU!!! THIS IS THE SOLUTION!!!!

       Current idle CPU: 1%

    xoxoxoxo

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-10-24T15:25:08+00:00

    go to services and disable internet connection sharing ..... this is work for me thanks

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-10-18T22:13:16+00:00

    Didn't work for me. I got the BSOD but the process keeps coming back.

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