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    Windows 10 MsMpEng running all my apps at once on boot

    Since installing the Windows 10 Anniversary update, booting has been slow and the PC is sluggish for a while. As soon as I could get Task Manager open I saw C: had 100% utilisation. I ran Resource Monitor and saw that MsMpEng apparently had a long list of my installed programs running at the...
    • ontodva
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    • 100 percent anniversary app management boot cpu usage diagnostics high utilisation msmpeng performance program usage resource monitor slow boot slow pc software conflict system performance system resources task manager troubleshooting update issues windows 10
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Weird 100% CPU usage

    Hi there! As you will see, English is not my first language (by far :tongue:) Some days ago I noticed after a couple of minutes I start mi PC, my CPU usage goes to a constant 100% , so I checked for viruses and such but MSE gave me nothing and neither Malwarebytes. Here's the weird thing, I...
    • zaxs
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    • computer help computer issues cpu usage dwm high cpu malware msmpeng performance process resource management service management system restore task manager taskmgr tech support troubleshooting virus windows windows 10
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 MsMpEng.exe Not in Processes but Windows Defender is Active?

    Hi, I messed around with Windows Defender some time ago and now its screwed I think. I have Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows Defender came with it. When I first installed Windows 7 there was always a process in Task Manager for Windows Defender "MsMpEng.exe" and maybe another one...
    • aiwnjoo
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    • automatic start control panel defender msmpeng process security services task manager troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Software
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    Windows 7 svchost.exe and MsMpEng.exe Hogging Resources

    Hello, I hope you are doing well. Whenever I check my Windows Task Manager's Processes tab, it looks like svchost.exe and MsMpEng.exe are hogging my system's resources. On average, each of those programs are using approximately 50k to 60k of memory. I know that they are both Windows-related...
    • VicVicVic
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    • memory msmpeng performance process resources svchost task management task manager windows windows defender
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support