WinXP ills: SVCHOST process eats 100% CPU

Recently, a Windows XP user reported a problem. After a clean install of Windows XP SP3, the SVCHOST process will increase the CPU usage to 100%. He wrote: "I don't know if other people are experiencing this problem, but I found that in the past year, Microsoft has done a lot of work in the Windows update patch for XP, even if you install the system completely, it also Will let SVCHOST eat 100% of the CPU. ”

“ In the past 2 years, I have been using the same XP SP3 installation disc. After the new installation, I will run Windows Update, check for updates, and within 30 seconds, it will ask me to perform a WGA update and continue to display the other 100 updates. But now, even with the new installation system, SVCHOST will make the CPU usage up to 100% before the update is displayed, which will last for more than 4 minutes. When you click Install Update, the same situation will occur and it will last for a few minutes before the system starts downloading. ” More than this user, other Windows XP users also reflected the same problem.

In fact, the SVCHOST process has been taking up too much CPU for many years. As early as 2007, Microsoft released a patch to fix this problem, but it was for Windows XP SP2. The same problem also appeared on SP3.

Some media have contacted Microsoft on this issue and asked if they will fix this issue before April 8, 2014. We will share the latest news for you.

Windows XP support will end on April 8, 2014, which is what Microsoft has repeated N times in recent years. Although there are only 6 months left in the deadline, this 12-year-old operating system still has a large number of users. This time Windows XP users found serious bugs in the system, not the first time. It is recommended that you upgrade your WinXP system to Win8 as soon as possible.