Stop Windows Modules Installer Worker High CPU Server Permanently

In this post, I describe how to permanently stop Windows Modules Installer Worker from using high CPU on Windows server.  As with my previous post on this subject, I would not do this on a live machine, however, it can be a pain on a test machine, particularly one that is only on from time to time as it seems to kick in as soon as you turn the machine back on.

Stop Windows Modules Installer Worker

Stop Windows Maintenance Modules Installer Worker from ever being started by Windows Maintenance tasks by downloading PSTools and running the following commands:

Server 2012 R2

psexec \\%computername% -s schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\TaskScheduler\Maintenance Configurator" /disable

psexec \\%computername% -s schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\TaskScheduler\Regular Maintenance" /disable

psexec \\%computername% -s schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\TaskScheduler\Idle Maintenance" /disable

Server 2016 and Windows 10

psexec \\%computername% -s schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\DiskCleanup\SilentCleanup" /disable

psexec \\%computername% -s schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Servicing\StartComponentCleanup" /disable

psexec \\%computername% -s schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\ApplicationData\DsSvcCleanup" /disable

psexec \\%computername% -s schtasks /change /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\Automatic App Update" /disable

If you discover any other scheduled tasks that cause Windows Modules Installer Worker to start running, please do let me know in the comments.


Disable Windows Update Service

If you still experience high CPU utilization from Windows Modules Installer Worker or svchost.exe, try disabling the Windows Update service.

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