How to Fix WMI Provider Host High CPU Usage?

My PC’s CPU usage is very high because of WMI Provider Host (WmiPrvSE.exe). It stays around 30-40% all the time.

Does anyone know how to fix this?

Tagged: Windows 11

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Mira Lennox Lennox

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May 27, 2025 at 11:07 am

If WMI Provider Host is using too much CPU, restart it in services.msc. Check Event Viewer for errors under WMI-Activity > Operational, find the PID, and match it in Task Manager to see which app is causing it. Update or remove that app. Run a malware scan and restart your PC.

Paul

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May 28, 2025 at 3:56 am

Hi,

I’m facing a similar issue and have already tried all the suggested steps. However, my main concern is that I can’t find the PID in Task Manager, so I’m not able to identify which application is causing the error. Could you please suggest any other solution to help me diagnose or fix the problem?

Talia Rho

Participant

May 30, 2025 at 10:23 am

If you can’t find the PID in Task Manager, open Command Prompt as admin and run:
tasklist /svc /FI “IMAGENAME eq WmiPrvSE.exe”
This will show the PIDs and services running under WmiPrvSE.exe. Next, check Event Viewer at Applications and Services Logs > Microsoft > Windows > WMI-Activity > Operational for errors. Look for the ClientProcessId to match the PID.

If that doesn’t work, restart the Windows Management Instrumentation service from services.msc, then reboot your PC.

You can also try a Clean Boot to see if a third-party app is causing the high CPU usage.

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