The latest Windows 10 update has big performance problems

[Bradley Prior]

The latest Windows 10 update has big performance problems

A new update for Windows 10 released at the end of August has caused performance issues for many users due to high CPU usage.

According to a report by Windows Latest, users who downloaded the Windows 10 KB4512941 update noticed that the operating system was using 30-40% of their CPU in the background.

 

[Nod]

The Cortana (SearchUI.exe) process is generating CPU usage spikes for some users and the process has recorded a bump of around 30-40 percent in Task Manager, though the usage depends on the number of cores a processor has.

Cortana ... Should be disabled in any case.
Who uses it?

 

[r00igev@@r]

Cortana ... Should be disabled in any case.
Who uses it?

The NSA to spy on you!

 

[mercurial]

/awaits Geoff.D's defence

 

[Nod]

The NSA to spy on you!

NSA? Maybe, but more some random MS employee.
Don't find the feature useful in any case.

 

[Thor]

Thought I was going crazy, the PC would freeze up for a second every now and again. Due to 100% CPU usage.

 

[Thor]

Cortana ... Should be disabled in any case.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search]
"AllowCortana"=dword:00000000

 

[Nod]

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search]
"AllowCortana"=dword:00000000

Registry and Group Policy Editor methods described here:

Microsoft makes Cortana unkillable in Windows 10 Anniversary Update -- but you can disable her

We’re only a few days away from the global roll out of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, and Microsoft is busy squashing the last few bugs before its

betanews.com

 

[dualmeister]

It's an optional update.

 

[Lupus]

That explains why the one machine was acting up.

 

[Roobir]

Who cares, everyone playing WoW classic anyways.

 

[Swa]

inb4 "it's the users' fault"

 

[Happy Days]

Cue ZoomZoom...in 3, 2,..

 

[system32]

Some users found that disabling the “BingSearchEnabled” key in their registry resolved the problem, although a simpler option would be to simply uninstall the update Windows 10 and install Linux

FTFY