Svchost.exe using high memory usuage/cpu

KevinColors

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~ Hello to the reader. I very much appreciate you taking your time in helping me .

My main problem as of right now is that svchost.exe is using way to much cpu and memory usuage, to the point where my laptop is sluggish. I checked in the Task manager and the others(Svchost.exe) are all 2k or 3k I even disable as many as unessary applications that run in the backround(I used CCleaner for that) I reformated my computer and my laptop is still unable to run the way I want it to run. So far, the only programs I've downloaded was Norton(built in installer) , malaware bytes and spybot and ccleaner . I researched about another program but I learned it was my updater so I made it "manual" and not automatic update.

Svchost.exe(Only 1 of it) is pushing itself to 40k-50k of memory usage and takes a lot of cpu . I don't know what to do . So please help me if you can .


I apologize if this is in the wrong section since I just came to this site after researching that others had the same related problem but not exactly the same, so I came here hopefully to put this problem to rest if possible.

~ Kervin Jacquet
 

ddpruitt

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Also check the contents of the Windows Libraries (Documents, Pictures, etc). I have found that on many occasions folders are included that shouldn't be (such as the C: drive or the Windows folder). It can cause the symptoms you describe.

Otherwise you have a service that's eating up CPU cycles and you'll have to go through them to find the culprit. Svchst is a generic process that runs all of the system services so it may not be easy to find the problem.