Windows 10: 100% CPU usage when performing a full system scan.

Discus and support 100% CPU usage when performing a full system scan. in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Hello. I decided to do a full system scan in windows defender and my CPU usage reached 100%, and my cpu gets very hot. Is it normal? The scan also... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Андрей Снегов, Jan 28, 2023.

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    100% CPU usage when performing a full system scan.


    Hello. I decided to do a full system scan in windows defender and my CPU usage reached 100%, and my cpu gets very hot. Is it normal? The scan also scanned 1,300,000 files, but the results say that only 792,000 files were scanned.

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