Windows 10: WMI Provider: Huge CPU Usage, Mass Errors - do not know how to fix

So for a couple days now I've been aware of WMI sucking up huge chunks of my CPU's memory, although oddly not infringing on gaming which seems to otherwise run fine. For now it's more a superficial problem with some mild slowness, but I feel like I need to solve this before it snowballs into a larger problem, especially after checking event log and seeing the above. Apparently there's well over a thousand errors going back more than a week, but I've no idea of what to even do, how to read the info to understand what's at fault, nor how to fix this. Help would be greatly appreciated here. I'll

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WMI Provider host CPU usage

Hi Andrew,

To help you with your concern of WMI provider host using more than half of the processor power, you may check out the helpful troubleshooting links we have provided you.

Please see the posts of TWP176 and Shivam Kesarwani by clicking the link below:

WMI Provider Host and constant CPU utilisation.

Please see the post of sbm15 by clicking the next link, for further troubleshooting suggestion.

Solved: WMI Provider Host (High CPU Usage and Laptop Overheating) Windows10.

Let us know how it goes.

Regards.

 

WMI High CPU Usage 22H2

Hi Jacob. I'm Greg, 10 years awarded Windows MVP, here to help you.

Try these fixes for WMI High CPU usage in Windows 11 and 10:

https://www.itechtics.com/wmi-provider-host-wmi...

https://10scopes.com/fix-wmi-provider-host-high...

https://www.technewstoday.com/wmi-provider-host...

https://www.howtogeek.com/332838/what-is-the-wm...

https://techloris.com/wmi-provider-host-high-cpu/



Report back results for each step so I know what else to suggest.

Feel free to ask back any questions. Based on the results you post back I may have other suggestions if necessary.

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WMI Provider host CPU usage

I had the same issue with WMI constantly consuming 80% of the resources through task manager. All i did was to restart the wmi services which you can do by going to services, rightclick this service and choose restart or go to

https://appuals.com/how-to-fix-wmiprvse-exe-high-cpu-usage-on-windows-10/ and following the solution there!