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Windows Update locking up on XP when checking for updates: fixing the svchost.exe CPU usage problem

Published 2013-12-11 Modified 2014-01-04 Tags hog / 100% / XP / Windows / freeze / CPU / update / security / fix

How to fix the recent (2013) freezing of Windows Update on XP machines due to svchost.exe being stuck at full (100%) CPU usage.


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