# Svchost.exe taking WAY too much cpu

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/svchost-exe-taking-way-too-much-cpu/50181>\
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**Created:** [April 29, 2004, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/svchost-exe-taking-way-too-much-cpu/50181 "2004-04-29T23:52:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![MTsoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/91b2a8/32.png) [@MTsoul](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MTsoul)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2004, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/svchost-exe-taking-way-too-much-cpu/50181/1 "2004-04-29T23:52:06Z")

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I checked the windows task manager (XP), and this svchost.exe is taking up 99% of the cpu usage. I scanned it with norton (2002), found nothing. What could it be?

Thanks