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smartscreen.exe causing high CPU usage
My Win 10 20H2 build 19042.867 is running 25 to 40% CPU when no programs are running! I have an AMD Ryzen 7 CPU, 3700u running at 2.3 GHz. I have 20 GB of RAM. When the Win 10 CPU is running at 45-50%, the heat in the CPU cores elevates to ~60-70 deg C.
Checking the TASK MANAGER, the culprit appears to be the smartscreen.exe. That program/app alone is using ~25% of the CPU.
One of the posters on this this forum (in the performance sub-forum) stated that he disabled smartscreen and his CPU usage return to normal levels. I went and disabled Smartscreen but CPU levels have not changed.
I need some expert help what's causing this.
I'd appreciate some expert help.