Windows 10: Why does Windows Explorer and Service Host: Connected Device use 80% of my memory?

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  1. RICHIE LE
    Richie Le Win User

    Why does Windows Explorer and Service Host: Connected Device use 80% of my memory?


    I've tried all the things I could possibly think of. Even searched it up online but none of these fixed it permanently. I just recently installed a new SSD and tried to copy my files from my local disk to my new SSD which I believe is the reason but I don't know how to fix. Please help my PC keeps crashing every time I try to play games or do work.System Information:CPU: Intel Core i5-10400 2.90 GHzMemory: 16GBGPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super

    :)
     
    Richie Le, Aug 16, 2024
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  2. NEWCONROER
    newconroer Win User

    Browser /connection security, hosts file and DNS service

    You're saying that Open DNS(and other services like it) house their own list of known 'bad' sites, and by using their DNS servers, it will filter out sites based on that list?

    Would you believe I was already using Open DNS servers.
    This means the hosts file is moot?

    And furthering that, if there's any bespoke sites I want to manually add, I could do it through my router directly.

    Thus I can empty my local hosts file and turn my DNS service back on?
     
    newconroer, Aug 16, 2024
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  3. CYBOT
    Cybot Win User
    Service Host: Local Service consuming all availible physical memory at login

    I have a laptop with 8.0 Gb of memory, but I have noticed after login while the desktop is loading up all the way the SVCHOST.exe entry for Local Service consumes almost all my memory available, growing to 4Gb in size. but after everything settles down,
    and everything is loaded up (startup programs, etc.) the size used by the process shrinks down to around 11.0 Mb. I have watched it during this activity and 7.9 Gb gets consumed in total before it starts to settle down. normal amount of memory consumed by
    the system (at idle on the desktop) is around 3.2 Gb with 4.6Gb available. Is it normal for so much memory to be consumed after logging into windows?

    Processes controlled by Service Host: Local Service

    COM+ Event System

    Connected Device Platform

    Diagnostic Service Host

    Function Discovery Provider Host

    Network List Service

    Network Store Interface Service

    Windows Font Cache Service

    Windows License Manager Service

    WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service
     
    Cybot, Aug 16, 2024
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  4. KENNETH MON
    Kenneth Mon Win User

    Why does Windows Explorer and Service Host: Connected Device use 80% of my memory?

    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.
     
    Kenneth Mon, Aug 16, 2024
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