Why does windows update do this?
It's not like it's writing to disk, svchost is completely inactive on both disk and network.
>>55582263
>Windows
just leave this board finally
I'm also using a laptop, on the default power saving profile, and it's burning through my battery like nothing else.
I've noticed Windows Update also uses insane amounts of RAM at times.
>>55582292
>muh linux
I'll have you know that I run Windows and Debian concurrently on my desktop with a bare-metal hypervisor and VGApassthrough. Shut your goddamn memeing mouth.
>>55582317
That's understandable. It needs to create, trawl through, and modify its databases, as well as decompress and patch updates. both of which use a lot of memory.
The CPU usage is just strange, and seems to require a reboot to stop.
>>55582263
Its a Windows 10 thing. Install gwx control panel and disable windows 10 updates.
>>55582451
reading comprehension.txt
>>55582263
>Windows 7
>Windows update enabled
just disable that shit. If there's a relevant update (serious security risk) media will cover it and THEN you update. Don't be silly.
>>55582451
....
It's Windows 7. I have held back all updates except security and innocuous things like translations and software bugfixes.
>>55582263
Have you tried to full update on a Pentium D? It's 100% CPU usage.
>>55582263
I had this happening as well a year ago. My father's laptop did as well.
I ended up just disabling the service outright. Seems pretty intentional to me.
>>55582492
>>55582545
just do it m8 don't be a ninny watch and see
>>55582545
That's why he suggested you install GWX control panel. Win7 update service tries to force feed you the telemetry updates on top of the win10 upgrade. GWX curbstomps that shit so update acts normally. You're running another service to counter that service with less drain on resources. It's a necessary evil.
I just had this problem. svchost.exe using up 50% of CPU even at idle. I just had to disable automatic update for Windows Update in settings.
https://superuser.com/questions/951960/windows-7-sp1-windows-update-stuck-checking-for-updates
They really broke something this time. Even wsusoffline is affected. http://forums.wsusoffline.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=5366
Clean install + wsusoffline: stuck listing missing updates
Clean install + convenience rolliup pack for Windows 7: stuck checking for updates
Clean install + convenience rollup pack for windows 7 + wsusoffline: stuck installing prerequisites for IE11
Sheers incompetence on MS part or intentional?
>>55582263
>>>/v/
>>55584179
>>55582384
or just ctrlaltdelete stop svchost. it auto restarts and doesnt fuck up.
or you can just let it work and finish its job
>>55584719
>stop svchost
I don't think stopping the init daemon is a good idea anon..
>>55582321
So you use windows ironically?
>>55582263
stop wuauserv service
