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Svchost.exe CPU spike due to Windows Update

Noticing a constant CPU spike in svchost.exe?

Well you might have run into a common problem with Windows Update.

  1. Stop the Automatic Updates service
  2. Delete (or rename) the %Windows%\SoftwareDistribution directory.
  3. Restart (either the service or Windows altogether).

With any bit of luck your problems will be gone.

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One Response to “Svchost.exe CPU spike due to Windows Update”

  1. svchost.exe says:
    August 14, 2008 at 9:34 AM

    I came across this site and found it was exactly what I needed for my svchost problem

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