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High CPU Usage by Microsoft Defender Antivirus on Windows Server 2019 Azure VMs
Hello, I’m running into a recurring issue on Windows Server 2019 Datacenter VMs running in Azure where MsMpEng.exe (Antimalware Service Executable) consistently spikes CPU usage every day. Here’s w...
Have you conducted a performance analysis on the affected server during or around that time? https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/tune-performance-defender-antivirus