Why does WMI Provider Host (WmiPrvSE.exe) keep spiking my CPU?
Problem
I generally keep my laptop on 24x7, and at the end of the day it's really annoying to have my thighs burnt because over overheating. The overheating seems to be a result of WMI Provider Host (WmiPrvSE.exe) spiking the CPU utilization to 25% every few minutes. Why does this happen? I have an HP Envy 14 (with the HP bundled crap) running on Windows 7 Home Premium. (Note: Based on @nhinkle's past observations, it seems that HP Wireless Manager might be the culprit, is there any way to confirm this?) This question was a Super User Question of the Week. Read the Feb 28, 2011 blog entry for more details or submit your own Question of the Week.
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Fix for: Why does WMI Provider Host (WmiPrvSE.exe) keep spiking my CPU?
As Sathya mentioned in his question, I have had previous experience with this problem on my similar HP laptop, and I have now confirmed using the scientific method that the CPU spikes on HP laptops is caused by the HP Wireless Assistant. Or, HP CPU Assassin, as I may start calling it. Overview of the Experiment Question: What is causing the CPU on HP laptop's to spike at frequent intervals, specifically the process? Hypothesis: The HP Wireless Assistant (HPWA) is causing the problem Method: See…
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