# CPU at 100% - Why??!!??!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpu-at-100-why/555373>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 28, 2010, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpu-at-100-why/555373 "2010-09-28T18:17:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![4everkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/76d3ee/32.png) [@4everkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4everkid)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpu-at-100-why/555373/21 "2010-10-25T05:10:10Z")

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I have been dealing with this problem for a while too. Finally got it fixed about a week ago. No problems since. You need to download the latest Windows Update, and follow the instructions here:  
[how-to-fix-svchost-using-100-cpu-memory-leak/](http://www.technibble.com/how-to-fix-svchost-using-100-cpu-memory-leak/)

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