If you’re running Windows 10, 8, or 7, and you notice that a process named Service Host: Local System is hogging all of your system’s resources in Task Manager, it’s time to read this post from start to finish and grab a solution to kill Service Host: Local System.
What is Service Host: Local System?
You can open Task Manager with a single keystroke by hitting Ctrl + Alt + Del. Do not switch tabs; instead, stay on the first Process tab and scroll down to see a wide variety of Service Host-related processes, such as Service Host: Local System (Network Restricted), Service Host: Local Service, Service Host: Network Service, etc.
We discovered that Service Host: Local System accounts for the vast majority of 100% disk use in Windows 10’s Task Management. So what does this phrase mean, and why is it eating up so much of our money and time?
Listen closely. If you like the term “generic service hosting container,” you can think of Service Host: Local System as a collection of system processes. It’s where Windows Auto Update and other necessary services run.
Because of this, especially after installing Windows 10, it is likely to consume a lot of space on the hard drive, memory, and RAM, and even the network bandwidth.
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How Do I Fix High CPU Usage by Service Host Local System?
This service host is a combination of Windows and various related services, such as Windows’ own auto-update service. These services typically consume a great deal of your computer’s storage space, processing power, and RAM.
Until it uses up 90% of your hard drive space, it’s not a big deal. Attempting to repair the local system at the service host? Try the above.
Solution 1. Disable the Superfetch Service and Background Intelligent Transfer Service
The services of Superfetch and Background Intelligent Transfer Service play crucial roles in the acceleration of your applications and other background services. It basically manages and efficiently schedules multiple parallel modules.
On rare occasions, however, they may fail to synchronize effectively or malfunction, leading to excessive CPU utilization. Turning them off could perhaps fix the problem.
Step 1: To access the Run dialog, press the Windows logo key plus R.
Step 2: Insert services.msc into the Run box.
Step 3: Find the Superfetch service by scrolling through the list of available services on your machine.
Step 4: To modify Superfetch’s parameters, double-click on it.
Step 5: The service can be terminated by selecting the Stop button.
Step 6: Disable Superfetch by changing its Startup type.
Step 7: To finish, hit the Apply button, and then the OK button.
Step 8: Then, navigate to the BITS settings by searching for “Background Intelligent Transfer Servic” and double-clicking on it.
Step 9: The service can be terminated by selecting the Stop button.
Step 10: The Background Intelligent Transfer Service can be turned off by selecting the Disabled option under Startup Type.
Step 11: To finish, hit the Apply button, and then the OK button.
Step 12: To save your edits, select Apply and then OK.
Step 13: You can see if the issue has been resolved by restarting your computer.
Solution 2. Directly Disable Service Host Local System Tasks
Step 1: Now, let’s assume you’re already in Task Manager. By expanding Service Host — Local System, you may see exactly which services are hogging your system’s precious resources.
Step 2: Once you’ve determined which processes are causing excessive CPU usage, right-click on them and select End Task.
Step 3: Perform this process repeatedly until all potentially harmful activities have been halted. Monitor the percentage decrease in the CPU, disk, and memory usage tabs.
Step 4: Once you’ve located the offending component, right-click on it and pick the Open Services menu item.
Step 5: Use the Task Manager to look for the identically named service and right-click it. Next, select the Stop button.
Step 6: Double-click the offending service, then select Disabled from the Startup type option. Follow that by selecting Apply and then OK.
Solution 3. Disable Backup Intelligent Transfer Service
Step 1: Navigate to the Services tab in Windows Task Manager.
Step 2: Click the Open Services button (located at the window’s footer) in the Services window. All it takes is a simple click.
Step 3: When you click the link, a new window will go up with a comprehensive catalog of available Services. Look for a service with the name Background Intelligent Transfer Service. Choose it, then click the Stop button in the context menu.
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Conclusion
Several Windows users have encountered the issue where a process called System Host: Local System might hog up to 95% of their CPU or/and HDD (Network Restricted). This issue first appeared in Windows 8, and it continues to plague Windows 10 users today.
The System Host: Local System (Network Limited) process is using up to 95% of affected users’ CPU and up to 72 MB/s of their computer’s total capability to read and write data to its Hard Disk Drive, according to reports from those using impacted software. The numbers are, to put it mildly, substantial.
