svchost.exe

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Evan

The process svchost.exe is eating up between 75 and 85
percent of my CPU usage. What is causing this, and how
do I stop it? I haven't downloaded any new software
recently; in fact, the only changes I've made of late
have been the removal of some virus scan & firewall
software.
 
Evan,

First check in services.msc which services are running (sort them by started).
Kill svchost.exe and refresh the services.msc screen. One or more of the
services that aren't started anymore should be the problem.
Start them one by one, and you'll soon know what the problem is.

Good luck,

Bikkelbink.
 
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