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Microsoft Security Essentials & MsMpEng.exe hogging resources
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Mar 15, 20268180 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I've been using MSE for a couple months now, never had a single problem. All of a sudden the process "MsMpEng.exe" will randomly go crazy and hog all my system resources so I can't do anything unless I kill it in the task manager. (I've quit the program for now and my comp is running smooth). When …
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Fix for: Microsoft Security Essentials & MsMpEng.exe hogging resources
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You can adjust the amount of resources MSE uses. The following settings can decrease the resources usage without greatly effecting the effectiveness of MSE. look at the settings tab>"scheduled scan" settings in MSE you should see the option to limit…
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