Process "WMI Standard Event Consumer - Scripting" (scrcons.exe) running as a standalone process consuming high CPU on Windows Server 2012 R2

Question

I have been troubleshooting an high cpu utilization issue where the process "WMI Standard Event Consumer - Scripting" (scrcons.exe) running as a standalone process and consuming high CPU on Windows Server 2012 R2.

Need help in identifying whether it is a legitimate process or any suspicious activity or script running?

Answer 1

Hello,

I recommend that you can troubleshoot WMI high CPU usage issues by referring to this link:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/system-management-components/troubleshoot-wmi-high-cpu-issues

Hope this helps.

Best Regards,

Hania Lian

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