If you’re seeing many svchost.exe items hogging your CPU usage, or svchost.exe (netsvcs) High Network Usage No worries, it’s possible to fix.
Fix svchost high CPU windows 10
High CPU or memory usage of svchost.exe services can be caused by viruses or malicious programs. We recommend performing a full system scan with an updated antivirus program for possible viruses and malicious programs.
1 Fix svchost high CPU windows 101.1 Disable certain svchost.exe service1.2 Clear all event viewer log1.3 Disable Background Running Apps
Also, run third-party system optimizers like CCleaner to clear junk, cache temp system files and fix broken registry entries. Make sure windows have the latest updates installed, Or manually check for updates from settings, update & security. Restart windows and check there is no more high CPU usage.
Disable certain svchost.exe service
Disabling Certain services which cause High CPU disk usage problems
Press Windows + R, type services.msc and okNow look for Windows update service, Right-click and select stop, and change the startup type disabled to permanently disable the service.Do the same with background intelligent transfer service and SysMain serviceNow check there is no more windows 10 High CPU, 100% disk usage by svchost.exe (netsvcs)
Clear all event viewer log
Many users also report that the svchost.exe high memory usage problem is caused by the large log files present in the Windows event viewer. Therefore, clearing the event viewer logs is a good way to fix the problem. Follow the steps below to clear the event viewer logs:
Press the Windows logo key + R to open the Run applicationType eventvwr.msc in the dialogue box and then click OkOn the left pane, locate and expand Windows LogsThen right-click on the subfolders under it and then click on Clear LogDo this same process for Security, Setup, and System.Once done, restart your computer and check to see if the problem still exists or not.
Disable Background Running Apps
On Windows 10 Some Apps run on the background and use system resources. If any App get corrupted and stop responding then also you face a system Not responding and a High CPU, Memory usage problem. You can disable the unnecessary background running apps to save system resources by the following bellow.
Go to Settings from the Start menu then click Privacy and Background apps.Turn off the toggle switches next to the apps you don’t want to have running all the time.Of course, you can still launch these programs manually if you need them.When you Restart windows you will notice Hight CPU or Disk usage problem may get fixed.
Also, run DISM command and SFC utility to scan and fix the problem if the system file corruption causing the problem. If you notice Windows 10 High CPU usage while downloading installs windows updates, we recommend reset windows update components which most probably fix the problem for you. Did these solutions help to fix svchost.exe (netsvcs) high CPU usage windows 10? Let us know on the comments below, also read:
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