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. :)

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers

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Ramesh 181.8K 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. Anonymous
    2024-10-03T22:04:47+00:00

    Got it, Ramesh!

    I was working a session today as well and wanted to request you to please check these WMIMon log and ProcMon report one last time.

    Reason being: I tried monitoring WMI activity throughout my session and it hovered around 3-10%. I have tried re-installing Adda52, and till now the PC hasn't hanged but the WMI calls still are being made.

    I tried tracing the Event Viewer -> Operational logs for WMI Acitivity and it showed some errors which I could trace PID's of in Task Manager, namely:

    • NVIDIA Container (Being a really consistent culprit since I was in Windows 11)
    • WPT Global, another one of the sites I play on.

    Please let me know if these are visible in the logs. Also, this is the first log I have taken while actually playing in the session. The previous ones I created by opening a lot of windows of these sites but not playing myself.

    My point being; if a lot of programs are facing this issue, then the problem might be WMI related? If I could try restting the repository or trying some different ways to fix this problem?

    WMIMon: https://pastebin.com/0kYDmGgc

    ProcMon: Logfile12.zip

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  2. Ramesh 181.8K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-10-03T02:16:35+00:00

    WMI is not the problem. Your program repeatedly runs tasklist.exe, which in turn calls WMI. I don't know why a program does this. Since it's not a Microsoft program and no source code is available, I won't be able to debug it.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-10-03T01:48:11+00:00

    Is there any other way to retain this app and not have the WMI problem? This app is on my laptop and was on my previous PC as well, have never experienced this problem before. Any reason this machine is experiencing this problem?

    Could I share with you anything about this program so that you could maybe fix it to not trigger tasklist.exe? I have meanwhile contacted the tech team of this app, they’re a little too slow and unresponsive though.

    Can I not permanently delete or terminate WMI? As far as I know, it isn’t of a log of use until and unless I work in an organisation with connected PC’s and stuff. Mine is a solitary home office PC, I don’t know why WMI is being such a big problem in that.

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  4. Ramesh 181.8K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-10-02T11:41:30+00:00

    Even after being renamed, the executable still runs and calls tasklist.exe repeatedly. Without seeing its source code, I have no way to determine why the program calls tasklist.exe. You may contact the program's manufacturer to find that out.

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