WMI Provider Host taking up all of CPU

Anonymous
2024-08-20T22:53:25+00:00

Hey! I have got a new build - Ryzen 7950x w 128GB RAM and a NVIDIA 4060 GPU. Motherboard: ROG STRIX X670-E-E GAMING. Main problem I have been facing is the WMI Activity levels for the CPU were getting up to 80-90% clogging the functionality of my PC.

My previous details about how it started and the intensity of the problem: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/wmi-provider-host-high-cpu-usage/da16f098-ec32-45ba-8527-3a080f37ab7b

Now, I have managed to execute some solutions mentioned in the above linked post and then some routes I have mentioned properly in this sheet I made for the same purpose; the major route I have chosen is to take note of PID's in Operational Logs of WMI Activity and tackle them one by one.

Details here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QZ1BLoRiwY9USNcwSJb2dpQGacYCu\_XnusYGnH10jJA/edit?usp=sharing

I have marked the processes that have been "solved" and did not occur again as green and the ones still coming up as errors in the operational logs as red.

The processes giving me WMI Errors in a ranked manner in terms of frequency of errors:

  • NVIDIA Container
  • ASUS COM Service
  • ExpressVPN - VPN Service
  • Service Host Network Service

The situation as of now is it's gotten better; the WMI Activity doesn't go more than 20% as of now but as far as I know, this process shouldn't take up any of the CPU which means some programs/processes are still interfering which I want to fully solve. Also, there have been periods of no issues and then suddenly it crops up again so I want to fully eliminate it.

Also let me know; my last resort being a reboot to downgrade to Windows 10 and how would that fare as the last possible solution if I can't figure out how to eliminate the interfering programs/processes?

Thank you, eagerly waiting for a response. :)

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Ramesh 181.9K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2024-09-28T17:17:01+00:00

Thanks. The PML can now be unshared (for privacy reasons).

The following app is causing the issue.

"C:\Program Files\Adda52_2.0\Adda52_2.0.exe"

Please terminate the app, uninstall it, or rename the executable.

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  1. Ramesh 181.9K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-09-30T02:18:48+00:00

    When you say, "I have changed the file name in the original directory.", what exactly did you rename? Can you post a screenshot of what you renamed?

    Also, post fresh a ProcMon log.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-09-29T21:56:05+00:00

    Hey, it worked smoothly today, I still kept monitoring WMI Usage and it ranged from 2-8% but sporadically, not constantly.

    I checked the operational logs and I couldn't find the PID that was causing the error and there was one constant culprit which showed up errors:

    Video of the Task Manager and Event Viewer: https://gyazo.com/26a73336921ab0ca17b96dca02707233

    Ran WMIMon for you to check any persisting errors:

    https://pastebin.com/Sw8SbuAA

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  3. Ramesh 181.9K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-09-29T13:52:24+00:00

    Ok. let me know how it went.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-09-29T11:36:36+00:00

    I will check today and let you know, I have changed the file name in the original directory.

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