Windows Driver Foundation taking up Memory maximum up to 5GB

Question

Hi,

I have tried the following:

1. Reinstall Wifi Driver
2. Run SFC Scan
3. Run DISM
4. Hardware Troubleshooter
5. Performance Troubleshooter

But Still yet to resolve... is there anything we can do to troubleshoot it like permanently?

Answer 1

Follow the steps on this Driver Verifier Wiki

Troubleshoot blue screen errors

By any chance do you have Trusteer Rapport? This software is known to cause issues. 

Have you run Memtest?

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Answer 2

Hi,

Thanks for the suggestion.

I have tried everything but somehow it doesnt resolve the issue.

One thing i found out is that it will spike up when i am locking my computer. 

Would that help?

Answer 3

Hello, Soo HowYeap,

1. Go to Start > Type Control Panel

Type Troubleshooting

Select Administrative Tools > Diagnose your Computer's Memory Problems

2. Start > Type Msconfig in Search Bar > Press Enter

General Tab > Select Selective Startup 

ensure that Load System Services and Use Original boot configuration are checked.

Click on Services Tab

Click on Hide All Microsoft Services > Click Disable All

Click Apply and Reboot the System

If a Clean Boot resolves the high CPU usage issue, then try to find out the exact software which was interfering. You will have to do this manually by enabling/disabling each process or startup.

When finished testing, Ensure you uncheck Safe Boot option in boot tab; otherwise you'll continuously start in a Clean Boot State. Click Apply, Ok

Reboot the system

2. Remove all peripheral devices from the system (e.g. printer, fax, etc..) one by one to determine if this resolves the issue. If it does, the device may need to be replaced if updating the driver does not work.
3. Update the Wifi drivers in Device Manager. If that doesn't work, reinstall Wifi drivers - sometimes this maybe the problem.

4) The Performance Monitor is a good built-in tool that lets you monitor and study how applications you run affect your computer’s performance, both in real-time and by collecting log data for later analysis. It is quite useful in identifying and troubleshooting high resources utilization by processes and in generating a System Health Report of your Windows. But at times, you may feel the need to use a third-party freeware tool for controlling such processes which may use a high CPU.

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/process-tamer-100-cpu-utilization

Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.