WMI Provider Host High CPU? Find the App Asking It
WMI Provider Host using high CPU? It answers other programs. The WMI-Activity log names the one asking, and owners found Xbox controllers and drivers behind it.
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Voicemail Audio Missing in Classic Outlook? Update to 2609
Voicemail MP3 or WAV not showing in classic Outlook? Microsoft says build 20430 and later fix it. Update to Version 2609, or forward old voicemails to yourself.
Ctrl+J Does Nothing in Chrome? Turn Off the Trial
Ctrl+J and Downloads in the Chrome menu doing nothing on Chrome 154? An owner fixed it by starting Chrome with two trial features off. chrome://downloads still works.
Ask Gemini in Chrome’s Right-Click Menu? Turn It Off
Ask Gemini in Chrome’s right-click menu with no setting to remove it? Disable the glic flag for now, or set Google’s GeminiSettings policy to 1.
Desktop Window Manager High Memory? Check the Driver
Desktop Window Manager climbing to gigabytes of memory? Get the newest graphics driver from Intel or your laptop maker, or roll back, and try Fast Startup off.
Microsoft Store Error 0x80131500? Check the TLS Boxes
Microsoft Store says Try that again with error 0x80131500? Untick TLS 1.0 and 1.1 and tick TLS 1.2 and 1.3 in Internet Options, then check your region.
Another Installation Is in Progress? End msiexec First
Error 1500, another installation is in progress, when nothing is installing? Restart, end msiexec.exe in Task Manager, and read the MsiInstaller events.
Semaphore Timeout Period Has Expired? Try Another Port
Error 0x80070079, the semaphore timeout period has expired, when copying to a USB drive? Try another port or a USB 2.0 cable, then check both drives with chkdsk.
Windows Clock Wrong After Every Restart? Read the Gap
Windows clock wrong after every restart? Whole hours mean the time zone or Linux on the same PC, minutes mean syncing, and a reset date means the CMOS battery.
Antimalware Service Executable High CPU? Find the Trigger
Antimalware Service Executable eating your CPU? Record what Microsoft Defender scans with its performance analyzer, then exclude that program, not MsMpEng.exe.