Microsoft Quietly Fixes Windows XP Resource Hog Problem

Posted by timothy on Friday January 17, 2014 @02:01PM from the hey-cut-that-out dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft indicated this week that it has fixed a Windows XP resource-hog problem associated with the system's SVCHOST.EXE processes. Windows XP users affected by this problem typically found that the operating system was using up system resources for 15 minutes to an hour after startup, making it difficult to use the machine during that period. The Microsoft Update team had vowed last month to spend the holiday break tackling the issue, which has plagued some users for years. The fix involved stopping the system from perpetually checking Internet Explorer updates. Microsoft indicated that the fix was rolled out on Tuesday."

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Re:Over a decade by mtthwbrnd · 2014-01-17 14:17 · Score: 1, Troll

It shows exactly how much disrepect that MS has for its customers. they could not care any less about the "User Experience". Anybody requiring further evidence need only look at the feedback on Windows "Peice of Shit" 8.