Windows 10: Antimalware Service Executable High CPU 30%+

Hi there, I've watched half a million videos and read a million more forum posts on how to resolve this issue such as going into regedit, gpedit disabling real-time protection etc. I'm quite desperate now as 30% CPU of an i7 7700 is quite ridiculous. I have no underlying viruses, I've used Malwarebytes as well as other anti-virus software to fully scan my PC and I can't find anything suggesting there's a virus.


Please help me resolve this issue, I've tried enabling Windows Defender as well as disabling it; cleaning my temp files all the standard answers you can think of I've done; I need some real experience to help me fix this issue.


Many thanks,


James.

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