So recently, the process Antimalware Service Executable (MsMpEng.exe) has taken up huge amounts of CPU usage to the extent where my PC severely slows down and my games start lagging. Currently, it is alone using 30% of my CPU while my PC is idling. Does anyone know what is causing it and how to fix it? I've tried the things I've found on google, none of them helped.
Antimalware Service Executable
- Thread starter KeiwaM
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Turn off Windows Defender and kill it from taskmanager or with cmd which should be "taskkill /f /im MsMpEng.exe"
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Can't kill it, says Access Denied.
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try running task manager as an admin then doing it
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Same response, Access Denied.
Go into Services and Disable Windows Defender service, startup type manual
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It is on manual now but still can't kill the process
Restart your PC and it shouldnt start up or do stuff now
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dont turn it off you will get a VIRUS!!!!!!!
your only option is to use fire now it appears to be resistant to other elements
Disable the service completely so after restart if you are here the button should be unavailable completely
after that it should be fixed, just use malwarebytes program once every other month to scan pc just incase, other than that just use adblock and your brain to avoid any malicious downloads.
windows still does some aids shit in the background aside from this anyway, and sometimes just eats up my disc read/write speed when I check task manager.
after that it should be fixed, just use malwarebytes program once every other month to scan pc just incase, other than that just use adblock and your brain to avoid any malicious downloads.
windows still does some aids shit in the background aside from this anyway, and sometimes just eats up my disc read/write speed when I check task manager.
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Disable the service completely so after restart if you are here the button should be unavailable completely
after that it should be fixed, just use malwarebytes program once every other month to scan pc just incase, other than that just use adblock and your brain to avoid any malicious downloads.
windows still does some aids shit in the background aside from this anyway, and sometimes just eats up my disc read/write speed when I check task manager.
Despite disabling it in Services (And windows defender not running, according to the Services tab) it continues to run and swallow 30-40% of my CPU.
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Could you elaborate on how you disabled it?
Interested in trying this myself to see if it improves performance.
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