Results 1 to 2 of 2

Thread: svchost.exe is taking most of my CPU usage

  1. #1
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Posts
    36

    svchost.exe is taking most of my CPU usage

    Hi, this is Windows XP SP3 based HP Laptop. Since last couple of days I am noticing my system is getting slower and slower day by day. After doing some troubleshoot I found that a process svchost.exe is eating up a huge memory and resources alone. Once I killed it the system became normal. So it was svchost.exe slowing down my PC.

    Now the problem is it keeps appearing again and again and slowing down the system. I need to kill it more than 10 times a day to keep my system normal. Can anyone please tell me what is it related to and how can I get rid of the same permanently? Many Thanks.

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Sep 2004
    Posts
    131

    Re: svchost.exe is taking most of my CPU usage

    In order to troubleshoot this problem you will need to download a tool called Process Explorer: You can download the same from here http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys...sExplorer.mspx
    • Once installed open Process Explorer and go to taskbar.
    • Select View and check 'Show Process Tree' and 'Show Lower Pane' options.
    • Now expand the process named 'Explorer' (click on the + sign)
    • In the column on the left named 'CPU', look for any high CPU usage.
    • Next click on the CPU column to sort the processes by %CPU usage (Highest to Lowest).
    • Then click on the process that's using most or all the CPU % to highlight it,
    • Now that it's highlighted, right click and from the options listed select: Search Online
    • This should display what out there on the web about that process.
    • You can also double click on any process to open up a more detailed 'Properties' window.

Similar Threads

  1. Svchost.exe high usage warning pop-up from Norton
    By YajasK in forum Networking & Security
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 20-06-2012, 10:08 AM
  2. Replies: 2
    Last Post: 11-03-2012, 12:10 PM
  3. Svchost.exe & Wuauclt.exe Cannibalizing My CPU Usage on Internet ???
    By teknowbabble@yahoo.com in forum Windows Update
    Replies: 8
    Last Post: 12-08-2010, 03:01 AM
  4. High CPU Usage but No High Program Usage other than Idle
    By kyosang in forum Windows XP Support
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 18-04-2007, 03:56 PM
  5. svchost.exe - 100% CPU usage, and 100 MB memory usage.
    By bildos in forum Windows Server Help
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 01-02-2007, 03:39 AM

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Page generated in 1,711,711,395.79532 seconds with 17 queries