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The forum thread discusses an issue where watching videos in Chrome causes high CPU usage due to a svchost process related to system services, with the original poster seeking a better solution. A suggested fix is running SFC /SCANNOW to repair system files, but some files remain unrepairable, leading the poster to consider postponing further troubleshooting. Overall, the tone is practical, focusing on troubleshooting steps and side notes about system repairs.
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Winfried

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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 "NOT_STOPPABLE,NOT_PAUSABLE,ACCEPTS_SHUTDOWN".

Closing the video and all instances of Chrome does solve the problem, but is there a better solution?

Thank you.

* Youtube only? Not sure
 

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Neemobeer

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I would start by running SFC /SCANNOW from an elevated command prompt. If any problems are detected reboot and repeat.
 

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Winfried

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Thanks for the tip.

Even after rebooting, it's still unable to repair the following files: difxapi.dll, winhlp32.exe.mui, and winhlp32.exe.

It's not a major issue, so I'll just live with it until I migrate to a new host.
 

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You may need to run the command several times. winhlp* should be non-issues. Those are part of the help system.
 

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I'll do i when I have the patience to reboot and wait several times.
 

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