WMI Provider Host is taking up around 60% of my CPU since the last 1903 update.
Additionally the service host windows management instrumentation is taking up 10%
All my drivers are updated.
This makes my laptop almost unusable. So i really want some help here.
Thanks in advance,
Kylian Jay
I got following somewhere, which solved this issue on a friend's machine.
Event Viewer > View menu > Show Analytic and Debug Logs
Open the main Applications and Service Logs and drill down to:
Microsoft > Windows > WMI-Activity > Operational
Look for red-marked "Error" entries. Click on one, and note the ClientProcessID number—see screenshot above, where number = 19204.
Now open Task Manager > Details tab and look for the number, eg 19204.
If you don't see it, check the Services tab.
Whatever program/app is associated with the number may be your problem. I say "may" because some errors may not be serious. Probably best to make a list of apps associated with Errors, and then disable or uninstall the service or app one-by-one until you find the culprit.
You could also post the list here, and someone may recognize a frequently troublesome app.
The problem was the Razer Game Scanner service.
Thank you!
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