SVCHOST.EXE hogging up CPU FIX! Windows Update Microsoft Update

[Piet Slaghekke]

Problem: SVCHOST.EXE uses 60-100% cpu at bootup or when Microsoft
Update is running.

CAUSE: Bug in Microsoft Update (Microsoft Update scans all Microsoft
software including office/
Windows update only scans Windows for updates)

FIX:
go to windows update and check if the "get microsoft update today"
banner is there, if it is then this is not your problem, if it's not,
click on 'change settings' on the left, in the next window scroll down
and un-tick microsoft update and click on 'apply changes now' , you'll
now be back to windows update only.

[anderc]

I have found that the Automatic Updates service is a major factor to the
svchost.exe issue. Tests that I have run successfully indicate that if the
Automatic Updates service is turned off, the svchost.exe issue does not
occur. I have chosed to set this service to Manual. I turn it on only when
I want to update my system with current patches. This change has
significantly affected the performance of the systems I run.

"Piet Slaghekke" wrote:

> Problem: SVCHOST.EXE uses 60-100% cpu at bootup or when Microsoft
> Update is running.
>
> CAUSE: Bug in Microsoft Update (Microsoft Update scans all Microsoft
> software including office/
> Windows update only scans Windows for updates)
>
> FIX:
> go to windows update and check if the "get microsoft update today"
> banner is there, if it is then this is not your problem, if it's not,
> click on 'change settings' on the left, in the next window scroll down
> and un-tick microsoft update and click on 'apply changes now' , you'll
> now be back to windows update only.
>
>