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WMI Host Provider high CPU when running Garmin Express

bobl
over 4 years ago

This was also reported in the thread about GE using 20% CPU, but I thought the WMI-specific issue should be highlighted in its own thread. The problem was also reported in the Forerunner 945 forum. I had been trying to figure this out for a while until I saw that post. Sure enough, quitting out of GE made the high WMI CPU usage stop.

GE 6.19.3.0

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  • 0 over 4 years ago

    WmiPrvSE.exe aka WMI Provider Host using a lot of CPU when Garmin Express is running (6.19.4.0), running on Win10 1909 x64.

  • 0 over 4 years ago

    I've lately been noticing WmiPrvSE.exe using a lot of CPU but hadn't linked it to Express which I have had running for years. So I closed Express (6.19.2.0) and sure enough WmiPrvSE.exe consumed no noticeable cpu cycles. 

    When I turned it back on, WmiPrvSE.exe returned bigtime.

    I then upgraded to 6.19.4.0 and so far there is no change. WmiPrvSE.exe consumes 7 to 35% CPU with no letup. This needs to be reported to Garmin support

  • 0 over 4 years ago

    I emailed support. I suggest you do the same. They need to know it's not just one person with the problem.

  • 0 over 4 years ago

    Received this response:

    Yes in the settings of the program there is a gear icon you can click to uncheck the always keep Express running in the background. This should keep from using resources in the background on the CPU. We did have a couple reports on a case for this high CPU usage. I went ahead and added to this so if there is anything they discover they can contact you directly.

      

    Thank you for choosing Garmin,

    Jonathan

    Product Support

    Garmin International

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to pshare

    Ok thank you for the info. I hope they read the forums there is a few threads about this problem. I think most people won't notice the issue so the problem is probably wide spread but people just don't notice or can't connect the problem to Garmin express...

    Probably a very easy fix, just add a thread.sleep(100) in some detect device loop...

  • 0 over 4 years ago

    I just spent several hours backtracking uninstalling Windows updates and searching logs trying to fix the WMI Provider Host cpu usage problem. Finally started disabling anything that auto starts and when I killed Express WMI usage essentially vanished. 20% cpu to nothing instantly. Another fine piece of software from Garmin.

  • 0 over 4 years ago

    Add me to the list. After several hours I finally figured out that closing Garmin Express stopped the 20% cpu usage from Windows WMI Provider Host. Seems like a quick fix for a competent software engineering team. Considering this gem is used across almost all of the outdoor product lines.

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to bbrannon

    Doesn't do that on my Win10 system with Express running in the background

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to SUSSAMB

    This was the response from Garmin support yesterday morning: For me, it started with the upgrade to 6.19.2.0. That update to Express included an update to VB.

    Hello Philip,

    Yes in the settings of the program there is a gear icon you can click to uncheck the always keep Express running in the background. This should keep from using resources in the background on the CPU. We did have a couple reports on a case for this high CPU usage. I went ahead and added to this so if there is anything they discover they can contact you directly.


    Thank you for choosing Garmin,
    Jonathan
    Product Support
    Garmin International

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to pshare

    That does not help for me. The box is already unticked and still CPU running at>25%