Windows 10: Service Host: Local System, is it safe to stop the task?

Hi, so my name is Knox Phillips and I am currently on a laptop. Since a few weeks/days ago my CPU has been awfully high with no apps running, and the cause of that being Service Host: Local System. I have no clue why it suddenly started using all my CPU but it is making my laptop almost impossible to use. My main question is: is it safe to end the task or will it screw up my pc? This has been bothering me for a while and is a huge issue for me and I would really like some help. Thank you all <3

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task manager - local system service host with high CPU usage


Can anyone explain what is happening here?
From the moment I switch ON my desktop until switching OFF (working for 12 hours) the local system service host is always between 30% to 40% regarding CPU usage.
Why? How to stop it?
This does not happen in my Microsoft Surface Pro machine. Both machines, desktop and Surface have the same software installed so it's hard to believe this CPU usage is software based.

 

service host: local system

Hi,

If Windows Defender did not detect any threat on your PC, we suggest you refer to the troubleshooting steps provided by
Deepak Krishnan R on this
thread.

Let us know how it goes.

Thank you.

 

Deleting Service Host: Local Service Processes on Task Manager

I've recently come across a solution to better improve the performance of my laptop which was unding tasks for the Service Host: Local Service. I saw multiple Service Host: Local Services, and decided to end all of its tasks. All of a sudden, my laptop
turned off. I thought I screwed up the files, but my laptop only lost power. Although ending the Service Host tasks didn't affect my computer in any way, is there a posibility that ending all of the tasks on Task Manager will affect the entire computer?