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Discussions tagged with i/o sockets on WindowsForum.com cover issues where Windows 10 Store applications and system processes like RuntimeBroker.exe cause performance degradation by repeatedly attempting network transfers or updates. Users report that these applications behave like malware, consuming system resources even without an active internet connection. The tag focuses on troubleshooting input/output socket operations that lead to high CPU or disk usage, often requiring manual updates or network connectivity to resolve. Topics include identifying problematic store apps, managing background socket activity, and restoring system performance by controlling socket-based communication from built-in Windows applications.
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Windows 10 Windows 10 Store Apps behave like Malware
I am having a lot of difficulties with the Store Applications that were installed by Microsoft. Windows 10 performance always becomes severely degraded whenever applications begin transferring information via a non-existing internet connection and/or repeatably fail to update for reasons to...- yountmg
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- app store application issues cpu usage data update i/o sockets internet access malware microsoft non-existing connection obtrusive updates performance runtime broker software issues system performance timeout troubleshooting update windows 10 windows update
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support