Solution to high CPU utilization for Windows modules installer worker
While using the computer, if we find that the computer is suddenly running abnormally slowly, in addition to observing the hardware temperature, we will also check the task manager to see if a certain process is occupying CPU or memory, and Windows Modules Installer Worker is found in the process. The process occupancy rate is very high. So how to solve this problem? The following installation home shares the solution to the high CPU utilization rate of Windows modules installer worker.
What process is a Windows modules installer worker?
Windows Modules Installer Worker is a system background process mainly used for Windows Update. It is used to install certain installation packages released by Microsoft and modify or replace system files. If it is found that this file consumes a lot of CPU, then it means that the system may be automatically updated in the background. We can turn off automatic update, and then manually update the system if we need to update the system later.
Solution to high CPU utilization for Windows modules installer worker
How to turn off automatic updates in the Win10 system:
1. First, use the Win + R combination shortcut key to open the Run dialog box, type the command: services.msc in the input box, and click OK to enter, as shown in the following figure:
2. After opening the local service, find the Windows Update service item and double-click to open it. Then select the startup type as Disabled, click Stop below, and click OK to save at the bottom, as shown in the following figure:
Win10 Enterprise Edition can use this method: press the Windows Key +R key combination on the keyboard at the same time to call up the running window; enter gpedit.msc, click OK to open the local Group Policy Editor; open computer configuration, management template, Windows components, and Windows updates in turn on the left side, and double-click to open the configuration automatic update in the list on the right; select Disabled, and then click OK;
How to turn off automatic updates in the Win7 system:
1. First, we start the menu in the lower left corner of the desktop, click the control panel, change the viewing method in the control panel to category, and click System and Security, as shown in the following figure.
2. In the system and security interface, click to enable or turn off automatic updates under the Windows Updates column, as shown in the following figure.
3. We changed the option for important updates to never check for updates (not recommended), as shown in the following figure.
The above is the solution to the high CPU usage rate of the Windows modules installer worker shared by Installer Home. If you also find that this process consumes a high CPU, you can solve the problem by turning off system updates.