Windows 10: Runtime Broker and Search & Cortana application crashing

As of recently, every time I open the search box from the taskbar, it crashes (either in the background or like in the picture, where it goes blank for a moment and then disappears/craches). The only evidence of the crash is the message in the "reliability history" where it says that the Runtime Broker and Search & Cortana application have stopped working.


After the initial crash, I have tried running the sfc, but it found no integrity violations. I have also resorted to doing a full system reinstall, but the problem persisted even after that.


I am running the latest build of Windows 10 Pro and haven't installed or modified anything prior to this crash.




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Runtime Broker is using too much cpu on a quadcore i5 3570k

Hi,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.



Runtime Broker is a Windows process in Task Manager that helps manage permissions on your PC for apps from Windows Store. It ideally uses a few megabytes of memory, but in some cases, a faulty app might cause Runtime Broker to use up more.



Stop runtime broker from Task manager, and try to run App troubleshooter and check:



Try the followings steps:

• 
  Click "Search" and type "Troubleshooting" without quotes and hit enter.
  
• 
  Click “Hardware and Sound”
  
• 
  Select Windows store apps
  
• 
  Click next to run the troubleshooter.
  

Hope this helps.

Regards,

 

Runtime Broker

While this adds credence to the fact that this is truly an issue, Even the Microsoft response is incomplete. To quote their page:

"•Runtime Broker is a Windows process in Task Manager that helps manage permissions on your PC for apps from Windows Store. It should only use a few megabytes of memory, but in some cases, a faulty app might cause Runtime Broker to use up to a gigabyte of RAM or more.
•If your RAM use is high and your PC is running slowly, an app may be the cause of the problem. Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open Task Manager and then, on the Processes tab, check to see how much memory Runtime Broker is using. If it’s using more than 15% of your memory, you probably have an issue with an app on your PC. To stop Runtime Broker from using so much memory, select Runtime Broker in the list, select End task to close Runtime Broker, and then restart your computer."

1. They address high memory usage, and don't even talk about CPU time. And of course it's not their fault, it's an apps fault. There should be a "trap" for that app! *Tongue
2. As I've said before (in many different ways) why deploy an OS with such a horrible bug. This issue has been reported since windows 8! Microsoft deployed windows10 claiming to fix much of previous OS issues.
3. If their answer is to disable it, or as in this instruction restart it, why is it needed in the first place.
4. Restarting the pc every 10-15 minutes is absurd, which is what I'd have to do to keep up with Runtime broker's hunger.
5. If one has to disable key attributes of windows 10, like Cortana, Live tiles, notifications, and more, to keep the system running, what's the point of having it in the first place? Those are the things people are upgrading for.

For me this OS has gotten way more hype than it deserves. When I first loaded Ubuntu as a dual boot system, (not there now, just so there is no misunderstanding) I had absolutely no issues running it. I'm not saying it was perfect but then again the Ubuntu community is not Microsoft!

 

Runtime Broker is using too much cpu on a quadcore i5 3570k

I've done as you directed. I hit end task on Runtime Broker. I took me a while to find the troubleshooter that was located in the control panel section. I ran the troubleshooter and it says it could not find any problems. After a while the runtime broker
program started back up after ending task.