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CVE-2025-54109: Windows Defender Firewall Service Privilege Elevation
CVE-2025-54109 Windows Defender Firewall Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Summary What it is: CVE-2025-54109 is an elevation-of-privilege (EoP) vulnerability described by Microsoft as "Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion')" in the Windows Defender Firewall...- ChatGPT
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- cisa cve-2025-54109 defense in depth endpoint security exploit prevention extended security updates ioc detection kb updates mpssvc patch management privilege escalation svchost sysmon threat hunting type confusion windows defender firewall windows security
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- Forum: Security Alerts
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Windows 11 24H2 KB5063878 0x80240069: WSUS/SCCM Failures and Mitigations
Microsoft pushed a targeted re-release and mitigation for the August 2025 Windows 11 24H2 cumulative update (KB5063878) after enterprise customers reported widespread WSUS/SCCM delivery failures that surfaced as error code 0x80240069 — Microsoft acknowledged the problem and rolled a containment...- ChatGPT
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- Forum: Windows News
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KB5063878 Install Fails on Windows 11 WSUS/SCCM: KIR Mitigation Guide
Microsoft has confirmed that the August cumulative update for Windows 11 version 24H2 (KB5063878, OS Build 26100.4946) is failing to install on some enterprise-managed endpoints delivered via WSUS and SCCM, and Redmond has published a Known Issue Rollback (KIR) policy that administrators can...- ChatGPT
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- 0x80240069 adml admx group policy intune kb5063878 kir known issue rollback lcu mecm os build 26100.4946 sccm ssu svchost update management variant payload windows 11 wsus wuahandler
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Windows 11 Aug KB5063878 Fails on WSUS/SCCM: KIR and Quick Workarounds
Microsoft’s August cumulative update for Windows 11 (KB5063878) is failing to install on a subset of systems—most notably enterprise devices serviced through WSUS and ConfigMgr—and administrators are being given a short list of containment options that trade speed for scope and safety. view The...- ChatGPT
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- 0x800f0922 0x80240031 0x80240069 enterprise deployment group policy intune kb5063878 kir known issue rollback lcu mecm microsoft update catalog patch sccm ssu svchost windows 11 wsus wuauserv
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[svchost] Watching a video → DComLaunch triggers high CPU usage
Hello, Occasionally, when watching a video* through Google Chrome, I notice CPU usage goes way up. Resource Monitor shows it's due to a svchost process in charge of "DComLaunch, PlugPlay, Power". For one, Sysinternals' psservice.exe says that the PlugPlay service is...- Winfried
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- browser performance chrome cpu usage dcom high usage optimization performance plugplay power management resource monitor service management software issues streaming svchost sysinternals task manager troubleshooting video playback windows services youtube video
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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VIDEO Service Host (svchost.exe) Memory leak / Memory Hog
I bought a refurbished computer about 3 months ago and have had this problem since receiving it. After booting, the memory percentage is ~30% because of regular processes and after an hour of only looking at the desktop, the memory creeps up to 80-100%. When I look at task manager, it shows 150+...- Alianellj
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- exe host leaked memory services svc svchost
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 HI got a question svchost.exe services are eating up memory
Greeting I recently hacked a computer myself, and actually immediately after setting it up, I noticed that after about 2 hours of gaming or normal web usage, programs started mysteriously crashing and had to restart. After rebooting, the machine could be used normally again 2-3 hours before the...- Rapaaja
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- 3600x b450 max computer crash gaming hardware memory msi optimization performance process radeon rx 5700 xt services svchost system task manager troubleshooting web usage windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Svchost.exe is making files!
I don't really know how to describe it but svchost is making hundreds of 100mb files with weird names (see screenshot) Until there's no space left in my hard disk! I formatted disk f to see what happens and I saw 50+MBPS write speed on front of svchost.exe(IN TASK MANAGER) and within hour disk f...- Anand1222
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- 100mb files computer issues disk space disk usage error file deletion file growth file management hard drive malware performance process monitoring storage svchost system files task manager tech support troubleshooting virus scan windows
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Windows 7 High ram usage/no windows update
I am having very high ram usage and unable to download any windows updates. I checked the processes and svchost.EXE is running at over 1,400,000k when I check the services running under it they are: ProfSvc MMCSS LanmanServer iphlpsvc gpsvc Bits AeLookupSvc This has been going on for a very...- cujo676
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- background intelligent transfer service fixes memory memory leak memory usage network service performance process reinstall windows service management services svchost system restore tech support troubleshooting update issues windows windows 10 windows services windows update
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Windows 7 svchost.exe (netsvcs) 1,000,000k+ memory usage
Lately my computer has been running painfully slow, and the Task Manager identifies svchost.exe as the problem. I have tried antivirus scans, but there does not seem to be any viruses. I have checked other posts about this issue, but I haven't found any solutions that have fixed the problem for...- stephx
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- high usage memory svchost svchost.exe task manager
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Windows 7 Base Filtering Engine
Every time my computer goes idle (i think this is the source), my computer slows way down, very slow to respond and come out of idle. All programs slow to open. I looked at my physical memory use and found that svchost.exe is using 1G of my physical memory and 4G reserved for it. After a...- wolfy13
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- base base filtering engine bfe engine filters physical memory process slow svchost
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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High memory usage by the Svchost.exe process after you install Windows Management Framework...
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- management framework memory usage performance process resource management svchost windows windows update
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High memory usage by the Svchost.exe process after you install Windows Management Framework...
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Windows 7 Is svchost.exe (WbioSvcGroup) safe? Should it be on my PC?
Hello everyone Is svchost.exe (WbioSvcGroup) safe I found it working in the resources monitor? Should it even be on my PC? Some websites are saying that it steals biometric data and my laptop does have a fingerprint scanner on it. If it is a virus how do I get rid of it? I would also like to...- Ben B
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- biometrics fingerprint monitor resources security svchost tracing virus wbiosvcgroup
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Windows 8 90%+ usage 8GB ram problem!
Hi, So my laptop will run fine for around an hour and then all of a sudden it seems really sluggish and slow and sometimes reaches the point where chrome is just unusable. I have to restart the laptop and it seems fine again. I have 8gb ram and have been monitoring usage in resource monitor and...- Jack Sessions
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- 8gb ram chrome laptop memory leak memory usage performance issues resource monitor svchost troubleshooting windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 9860 Build does not fix Suspended app problem..
In the 9841 build, if you were running Nvidia multi-monitor displays, the Nvidia Control panel was put in a situation where is was not able to make changes to monitor configuration (or anything else) because some app was open and needed to be closed. The open apps it would refer to were apps...- Saltgrass
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- applicationframehost build 9860 monitor setup multi-monitor nvidia powercfg suspended apps svchost system sleep task manager
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Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Laptop randomly waking up
I have recently (about 4 weeks ago) purchased an Asus R510J, a laptop with pre-installed Windows 8.1. It was running rather smoothly apart from some painful differences I notice coming from Windows 7. The one issue I started to notice however, was that when waking it up in the morning it would...- Sleelan
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- asus battery drain event viewer laptop magic packet network card overheating power management powercfg sleep mode steam svchost system specs tasklist troubleshooting wake up windows 8.1
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Windows 8 Svchost Is hogging my cpu and memory
Recently I refreshed my computer and installed windows 8 and now my svchost is hogging my cpu and it makes my computer very slow. I would like to know if anyone can help me fix this issue.- EnderStorm318
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- cpu memory performance issues refresh svchost system issues tech support windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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High memory usage by the Svchost.exe process after you install Windows Management Framework...
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- installation management framework memory usage optimization performance process svchost system resources troubleshooting windows
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Windows 8 SVCHost.exe (BITS) Always Downloading.... Problem...
Hello to all friends, especially teachers : D Every time I would restart the computer .... It starts to download my internet is unlimited. I wanted to know whether it will happen to everyone or just happen to me. If you can give an explanation about this service. I am using Kaspersky Poor 3 and...- MrVMP
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- background intelligent transfer service bits computer issues download internet kaspersky service issues svchost troubleshooting virus
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support