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WMI Provider Host excessive CPU
ktoerne - yes I did manage to resolve it but more by luck than anything. I tried some other forums but no one seemed to come up with an answer as to how you could track the cause of the problem down. I really not sure it is possible. However I discovered purely by accident that it was Garmin Connect that was causing the problem on my machine. I believe the issue is basically caused by an application asking for some windows instrumentation data. I was running Garmin Connect to upload data from my Garmin Edge 25 cycling computer to Garmin's web site and when the process was finished (only takes about 30 seconds each time) I would click close on the Connect application and it would go away but continue running with an icon in the little box that you get when you click on the upwards pointing arrow on the right of the task bar. I right clicked this and it gave me the option to "Exit" Garmin Connect and instantly the problem went away as the app closed down completely. I have reported the problem to Garmin but they haven't done anything about it.
So all I can suggest is that you bring up task manager and then selectively try completely closing any non Windows system app you find in that list on the bottom right of the screen and see which one is causing your problem - assuming you're not running Garmin Connect of course - if you are then you probably have an easy answer.
Good luck.
You are a genius! It works for me too.
Thanks! Bernard Cadogan BeaLozer Thanks, I updated my Garmin Express to 7.1.4.0 a couple of weeks ago and it seems Garmin have fixed the problem in that release - I’m also running WIN 10 Pro at the 2004 level, just in case that is relevant.
Bernard Cadogan Thank you very much! Now I also installed the new version and seems that the bug is fixed. I am not an IT person, therefore your easy solution helps me a lot. Thanks!
- Just chiming in: it was also Garmin Express for our 2010 Dell desktop computer. Many thanks! The computer was barely functioning but the impact of shutting down Garmin Express was immediate and dramatic!
codetojoy Delighted to be of help - the really frustrating thing is Garmin seems to have ignored my report of the problem - I’ll have to have another go at them. I suspect many more people are seeing this problem and not just those of you who have responded on this thread. I appreciate your feedback and thank you.
- Great - solved my issue instantly. Garmin express it is.
Many thanks Bernard Cadogan! After hours of struggling with this you pointed me into the right direction!
Bernard Cadogan- wow thanks, this also worked for me (exiting Garmin Express)
markdotai My pleasure Mark, its feedback like this that makes me think it was worth while posting what worked for me even if I cant explain why. Thank you.
- +1 this.
In my case, it was Garmin Express which caused excessive CPU Usage through WMI Provider Host.
Thanks for the information bernardAdrianonfire You're right - my apologies, I meant to say Garmin Express. Glad I was able to point you in the right direction and sorry I mistyped the name.
Bernard
