- Changed type Juke ChouMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Tuesday, December 04, 2012 7:00 AM
- Changed type David WoltersModerator Thursday, February 20, 2014 12:09 AM This is a question
No, it does not solves the problem. Clearly this is Windows 8.1. issue. I had the same problems with Indexer process before latest 8.1 update and now this. What are you doing Microsoft?
See if you have ALL the windows updates installed... It worked for me
I also have this but when I hear the CPU fan going I hit alt-ctl-del and start the Task Manager. Within a few seconds it quiets down and Chrome becomes my biggest idle cycle thief. It's like it is afraid to be watched and hides.
Laptop history: upgraded from Vista to 7 to 8 to 8.
Someone said that MSFT screws up every other release of Windows and you should only get the Odd numbered ones.
"you should only get the Odd numbered ones"
The rule is to only get the Windows versions that are a square of a Fibonnaci root derivitive.
- Proposed as answer by bryanthemayan Friday, September 12, 2014 2:29 AM
- Marked as answer by Nicolas BONNETMVP, Moderator Monday, June 22, 2015 10:10 PM
- Proposed as answer by bryanthemayan Friday, September 12, 2014 2:29 AM
The Windows Modules Installer Worker keeps restarting even if you shut it down in the Task Manager, right?
go to "services.msc" (just type it in win START or find) and look for Trusted Installer/Windows Modules Installer Worker/ TInstaller. You will find it running and allowed. Just "lower" down its permissions/privileges and STOP the service.
There you go. It wont be able to run itself again.... unless you allow it to do so.
Cheers
How exactly do you lower its privileges ? Besides, even when started in administrator mode, the service panel won't let me stop the service (the buttons are grayed out).
Hopefully, I've been able to change the startup strategy, so for now, the only solution will be to restart my computer.
How exactly do you lower its privileges ? Besides, even when started in administrator mode, the service panel won't let me stop the service (the buttons are grayed out).
Hopefully, I've been able to change the startup strategy, so for now, the only solution will be to restart my computer.
getting the same thing today. Looking into it still, but i can say that just yesterday I reinstalled my 'photo' tile app, since it wasn't picking up my photos. I hear it can sometimes take quite a while to 'index' all the photos once it finds them.. so I'm wondering if thats it - maybe it's considered part of the install.. Will give it a few hours and see if it goes away and my photos appear.
else it's nothing to do with that, and is more about some patch crap as mentioned..
I am also having this issue with "Windows Modules Installer Worker".
My system is Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit. Completely clean install. Fully patched. Nothing else installed. After patching, the system was completely isolated and removed from any networks - no Internet, no USB sticks, no Wi-Fi etc... Windows Updates are disabled. Hence there is absolutely no possibility of anything else being installed - the system is just pure Windows 8.1.
So, why does my system sit there day-after-day with "Windows Modules Installer Worker" burning 50% CPU usage for over an hour, for a system that hasn't changed?? Nothing has been installed, no updates, no applications, no disks have been inserted - so what is "Windows Modules Installer Worker" trying to do???
How does Microsoft class this as optimization, when the system has burnt an extra 4 Wh of power unnecessarily?
Yes, I could stop the service from running, but that doesn't explain the issue. As an engineer I don't like un-explained problems. They tend to come back and bite-you when you least expect them.
This problem appears to have been around for years, with little or no support from Microsoft!
I wonder if Microsoft are going to do anything about this problem.
Since i updated from 8 to 8.1 i have this issue on my laptop. It takes 99% CPU usage and the fan is running full speed. Yes, it is fully updated.
It seem like a stupid way to fix the issue that i am forced to try to prevent the Windows Modules Installer Worker and the updater to run at all.
And yes, when i ctrl+alt+del it sometimes stops (gets scared? it really stop itself just by that) only to start again when i return to for example a browser. Sometimes it just continues and i manually stops it... 15 minutes later it start itself
again. Noboby ain't got time for that.
Now i can't use my laptop for anything.
- Edited by Madsen777 15 hours 2 minutes ago
I wonder if Microsoft are going to do anything about this problem.
Since i updated from 8 to 8.1 i have this issue on my laptop. It takes 99% CPU usage and the fan is running full speed. Yes, it is fully updated.
It seem like a stupid way to fix the issue that i am forced to try to prevent the Windows Modules Installer Worker and the updater to run at all.
And yes, when i ctrl+alt+del it sometimes stops (gets scared? it really stop itself just by that) only to start again when i return to for example a browser. Sometimes it just continues and i manually stops it... 15 minutes later it start itself
again. Noboby ain't got time for that.
Now i can't use my laptop for anything.
I wonder if Microsoft are going to do anything about this problem.
Since i updated from 8 to 8.1 i have this issue on my laptop. It takes 99% CPU usage and the fan is running full speed. Yes, it is fully updated.
It seem like a stupid way to fix the issue that i am forced to try to prevent the Windows Modules Installer Worker and the updater to run at all.
And yes, when i ctrl+alt+del it sometimes stops (gets scared? it really stop itself just by that) only to start again when i return to for example a browser. Sometimes it just continues and i manually stops it... 15 minutes later it start itself
again. Noboby ain't got time for that.
Now i can't use my laptop for anything.
I wonder if Microsoft are going to do anything about this problem.
Since i updated from 8 to 8.1 i have this issue on my laptop. It takes 99% CPU usage and the fan is running full speed. Yes, it is fully updated.
It seem like a stupid way to fix the issue that i am forced to try to prevent the Windows Modules Installer Worker and the updater to run at all.
And yes, when i ctrl+alt+del it sometimes stops (gets scared? it really stop itself just by that) only to start again when i return to for example a browser. Sometimes it just continues and i manually stops it... 15 minutes later it start itself
again. Noboby ain't got time for that.
Now i can't use my laptop for anything.
- Edited by Madsen777 Sunday, April 26, 2015 4:20 PM
- Proposed as answer by Arboretum87 Tuesday, April 28, 2015 1:50 PM
- Unproposed as answer by Arboretum87 Tuesday, April 28, 2015 1:50 PM
Hi all,
I'm posting this as it may be of some help to others having high CPU usage with the Windows Modules Installer Worker.
My problem started with a clean Win 8.1 install and after all the Windows updates were applied.
Follow the steps given below (From Microsoft support engineer PranavMishra5582)
- Press and hold the Windows button and the W button on the keyboard.
- In the search box situated in the upper right corner we need to write Troubleshooting
- Click(left click) on the Troubleshooting icon.
- On the upper left corner of the Troubleshooting window we need to click(left click) on View All
- Click (left click) on WINDOWS UPDATE
- ParanavMishra5582 suggests performing the System Maintenance troubleshoot as well.
- Click (left click) on Next and follow the steps presented on the screen.
I rebooted my notebook and the problem appears to be solved.
Good luck!
Hi all,
I'm posting this as it may be of some help to others having high CPU usage with the Windows Modules Installer Worker.
My problem started with a clean Win 8.1 install and after all the Windows updates were applied.
Follow the steps given below (From Microsoft support engineer PranavMishra5582)
- Press and hold the Windows button and the W button on the keyboard.
- In the search box situated in the upper right corner we need to write Troubleshooting
- Click(left click) on the Troubleshooting icon.
- On the upper left corner of the Troubleshooting window we need to click(left click) on View All
- Click (left click) on WINDOWS UPDATE
- ParanavMishra5582 suggests performing the System Maintenance troubleshoot as well.
- Click (left click) on Next and follow the steps presented on the screen.
I rebooted my notebook and the problem appears to be solved.
Good luck!
- Proposed as answer by ZLK314 1 hour 14 minutes ago
Hi all,
I'm posting this as it may be of some help to others having high CPU usage with the Windows Modules Installer Worker.
My problem started with a clean Win 8.1 install and after all the Windows updates were applied.
Follow the steps given below (From Microsoft support engineer PranavMishra5582)
- Press and hold the Windows button and the W button on the keyboard.
- In the search box situated in the upper right corner we need to write Troubleshooting
- Click(left click) on the Troubleshooting icon.
- On the upper left corner of the Troubleshooting window we need to click(left click) on View All
- Click (left click) on WINDOWS UPDATE
- ParanavMishra5582 suggests performing the System Maintenance troubleshoot as well.
- Click (left click) on Next and follow the steps presented on the screen.
I rebooted my notebook and the problem appears to be solved.
Good luck!
- Proposed as answer by ZLK314 Saturday, May 02, 2015 6:07 AM
Hi all,
I'm posting this as it may be of some help to others having high CPU usage with the Windows Modules Installer Worker.
My problem started with a clean Win 8.1 install and after all the Windows updates were applied.
Follow the steps given below (From Microsoft support engineer PranavMishra5582)
- Press and hold the Windows button and the W button on the keyboard.
- In the search box situated in the upper right corner we need to write Troubleshooting
- Click(left click) on the Troubleshooting icon.
- On the upper left corner of the Troubleshooting window we need to click(left click) on View All
- Click (left click) on WINDOWS UPDATE
- ParanavMishra5582 suggests performing the System Maintenance troubleshoot as well.
- Click (left click) on Next and follow the steps presented on the screen.
I rebooted my notebook and the problem appears to be solved.
Good luck!
- Proposed as answer by ZLK314 Saturday, May 02, 2015 6:07 AM
- Marked as answer by Nicolas BONNETMVP, Moderator Monday, June 22, 2015 10:10 PM
- Edited by djperryboy 19 hours 33 minutes ago
- Edited by djperryboy Saturday, May 23, 2015 11:49 AM
This should be at the top of the page.
Enough said