schost.exe taking up 100% cpu usage.

TanisHalfElven

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an help why. makes the computyer unable.
this is not on the computer below. its my bros and he won;t reinstall windows.
 

Lord Evermore

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svchost.exe is the program that is used to load Windows services. One of those is buggy and is causing high CPU usage.

Usually I just use Task Manager to kill the process. A reboot can also fix it. If that doesn't work, you can try things like updating drivers and make sure all Windows updates are installed. There are some issues with Windows that can cause it as well. Viruses and spyware can also be the cause.
 

MagnusTheBrewer

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Can you provide more info on when this occurs? What OS is he running? Is his computer part of a network?