svchost.exe (netsvcs) using a ton of CPU

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svchost.exe (netsvcs) using a ton of CPU

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My Toshiba laptop is extremely slow an I've found out that svchost.exe is using up 85-95% of available CPU (consitently running at 100%). I've done full virus scan, in and out of safe mode, with Norton, Malwarebytes and Spybot with no threats found. I installed Process Manager and all of the systems that are running on this instance of svchost seem to be typical functions like Windows Update and Themes. Firefox can run ok, but Internet Explorer just freezes and everything is generally slow. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

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Answer 1

Hi Jack,

-Did you make any changes to the computer prior to this issue?

svchost.exe (Service Host, or SvcHost) is a system process which hosts multiple Windows services. It is essential in the implementation of so-called shared service processes, where a number of services can share a process in order to reduce resource consumption. Sometimes viruses can spoof themselves as system files.

I would suggest you to refer to the reply posted by “Waseemulla Shariff” from this thread: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows\_7-performance/svchostexe-32-using-100-cpu-usage/eb1d9402-ea31-47e4-87ee-5c3874ce21d3

Reply with the status of the issue and we will be glad to offer our assistance.

Answer 2

Cleaning out the WBEM folder didn't do the trick either...has ANYONE from Microsoft ever replied to any of this?!?

I doubt anything MS has to say about this would help!!! My Pc started to act exactly like this after getting updates or installing Skype! I did both on the same day and after restarting,my PC is slow as He...ll and will not find any viruses on any scan,period! I have 3 scanners and one I keep locked in a file on a USB stick so I may scan,knowing it isn't giving false positives or negatives!!! Nothing helps unless I remove the correct update(unknown at this time) and uninstall Skype! I'm not about to spend 3 days going through each of my latest updates,as this is BS and MS should never roll out ANY updates unless they freaking test them first!!!

Do not delete anything from your system 32 files!!! I don't care **** anyone says do not do it!!! You may find your system will not function properly or at all!!! And you'll have to do a roll back,restore or a format/clean install to fix any problems caused from deleting sys32 files!!

Who let a troll in here!??? Moderator missed this too???

Not related but **** has my user Name been changed to A.User??? I can't get updated by e-mail now as this stupid **** will not except my correct e-mail address now! :(

Answer 3

This has been a problem for many window users and it has not been subsided even on win 10. svchost.exe (netsvcs) is a very frustrating for the users. Please keep in mind that the below mentioned points are not steps that you have to follow all the way through, any of the points help you get out of the problem thats where you stop. These are a few workable solutions if you have not tried them out yet: 1. Sometimes, window's update will be the culprit behind all the CPU usage, but if you have not updated your PC, and still facing the problem, the download and install all available Windows updates. 2. Clear event viewer logs 3. Disable the BITS service Or 4. Disable the wuauserv service Hope one of it helps you get through the situation. https://appuals.com/how-to-fix-high-cpu-usage-by-svchost-exe-netsvcs/

Answer 4

That link is wrong.

There is no memory leak in the svchost.exe program and following those ideas to disable critical Windows Services will cripple your Windows Update and other things on your system.

That article is a perfect example of trying to fix the symptom of the problem instead of fixing the problem. Making the symptoms of the problem go away does not fix the problem.

It would be like going to the doctor for a hangnail and the doctor decides to fix the problem by amputating your hand. Sure, you wouldn't have a hangnail problem anymore so would you consider that a solution?

Hopefully you would realize that the doctor that offered that as a solution to your simple ailment is an idiot and that you need to seek help from a different doctor.

There is a big difference between fixing the symptom of the problem and fixing the problem.

A svchost.exe Process that is running amok is a symptom of a known problem with Windows Update and the correct solution that works has been available for quite a while:

Windows Update has been afflicted for many months.

For hundreds and perhaps thousands of systems the solution is usually very simple.

There are two discussions that should help:

Windows update problems? Read this first.

and/or

Windows 7 Update Solution

Feel free to jump in to the discussions to tell of your success or still have issues or questions.

Answer 5

hi.

the level of use on the CPU svchost process. exe the WMI comes to 100 percent. In addition, extensive use was made in relation to the size of the largest memory buffer of the WMI.

For example - The computer's boot process takes too long. , and it's slow the user's login

The solution I Recommend to you - is to delete the contents of the folder C: \ WINDOWS \ system32 \ wbem \ RepositoryBut unfortunately you can not delete this folder contents while the system is working without pause the WMI service, so first you have to pause the WMI service and then deleted the folder contents.

Thanks,

Israel Chemo

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