wlanext using resources

thank you Ganesh Gandhi for relying, i tried what you suggested both with cmd and through another way but since i don't like wifi i had no wireless interface to show on them only the wired one. i tried disabling the wired connection driver and it did temporarily stop using so much cpu % but turning it on went right back. in my reply to Irisdiel i said i fixed it (for the time being at least) i will add it here.

"thank you Irisdiel for responding i tried the safety scanner but it didn't show any problems, i however moved the wlanext from its folder and placed it into another one (so it just wouldn't be called) that seemed to fix it. now i'm running at 1% cpu usage idling."

thank you Irisdiel for responding i tried the safety scanner but it didn't show any problems, i however moved the wlanext from its folder and placed it into another one (so it just wouldn't be called) that seemed to fix it. now i'm running at 1% cpu usage idling.

Thanks.

Hi,

I am Ganesh Gandhi, an Independent Advisor and Office Insider for Android. I am here to work with you on this problem.

Wlanext.exe is an important part of Windows,

Refer here:

https://www.shouldiblockit.com/wlanext.exe-5.aspx

1. You can go to Network settings and disable and then enable the adapter to stop it using over 50% on the cpu.
2. Or from a cmd prompt with admin privileges:

(Type in cmd to search for Command Prompt. Press ctrl + shift + enter to launch Command Prompt as administrator.)

To Disable adapter:

            netsh interface set interface "Wireless Network Connection" Disable

(store this command in a batch file namely wioff.bat in cmd folder and run by typing 'wioff')

To Enable adapter:

          netsh interface set interface "Wireless Network Connection" Enable

(store this command in a batch file namely winon.bat in cmd folder and run by typing 'wion')

Refer here:

https://superuser.com/questions/104400/enable-d...

Do let me know if you require any further help on this. I will keep working with you until it's resolved.

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Hello robbyUP, my name is Irisdiel and I am an independent advisor.

I suggest following the instructions down below.

-Run the Microsoft Safety Scanner in full scan mode, and remove all the threats that get detected by it and see if the issue persists.

http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us...

You should also try the following to lessen your CPU usage:

Adjust your Windows 10 for the best performance

-Right click on “Computer” icon and select “Properties.”

-Select “Advanced System settings.”

-Go to the “System properties.”

-Select “Settings”

-Choose “Adjust for best performance” and “Apply.”

-Click “OK” and Restart your computer.

You could control your CPU usage in the following steps:

Press. ...

-Click the Processes tab. ...

-Click the "CPU" column. ...

-Find the processes that are accounting for the majority of your CPU usage. ...

-Note the "Image name" of the processes. ...

-Select the offending program and click End Process. ...

-Determine how to proceed with troubleshooting the misbehaving program.

Hope this helps!

Thank you and good luck,

Regards- Irisdiel H.