Ars Technica

High svchost.exe CPU usage - solved

So I was using RA to troubleshoot an XP box. The problem was sluggish performance and high CPU usage from svchost.exe.<BR><BR>Using Process Explorer (from SysInternals), I discovered that the only ...
Ars Technica

XP Pro and svchost.exe high CPU utilization lately.

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content"> I installed WSUS3 on a server and ...
GIGAZINE

A bug that caused the CPU usage rate of 'svchost.exe' to be 100% on Windows XP

Microsoft has been using it for several monthsAnnounced that Windows XP support will be aborted on April 8, 2014I am, but Windows XPIt still accounts for about 20% of the world market shareIt is also ...
Neowin

SVCHOST bug still spikes CPU at 100% 6 months before Windows XP support cut-off

Microsoft has been making it clear for several years that it will cut off support for Windows XP on April 8th, 2014. The 12 year old operating system is still being used by a large percentage of PC ...