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metadata processing
About this tag
Metadata processing in Windows environments often involves handling update metadata, particularly in WSUS (Windows Server Update Services). Discussions on WindowsForum.com highlight issues where metadata processing leads to high CPU and memory usage, especially after Update Tuesdays. Affected Windows 10 builds include versions 1607, 1511, and 1507, with Microsoft investigating the problem. Users troubleshooting metadata processing problems may encounter performance degradation in WSUS or System Center Configuration Manager environments. The tag covers topics related to update metadata handling, system performance impacts, and Microsoft's ongoing efforts to resolve these issues.
Microsoft have recently identified issues with high cpu and high memory usage in certain Windows 10 builds (1703 isn't affected... Yet. ).
Builds which are affected are: Windows 10 version's 1607, 1511, and 1507.
Apparently this is down to recent updates which are named in the quote's below...
build 1507
build 1511
build 1607
build 1703
configuration manager
high cpu
it support
kb4022715
kb4022723
kb4025339
kb4034658
memory
memory usage
metadataprocessing
microsoft
performance issues
system update
update tuesday
windows 10
wsus