What is Wsappx?
Wsappx is not a virus or another type of malware. It’s a Windows process Developed by Microsoft, Introduced with launching Windows 8 .1.
Wsappx Is a process that responds to at least three Windows Services, all with one common denominator: Microsoft Store.
- Windows Store Service (WSService)
WSService Provides support for Microsoft Store infrastructure. Start on demand, and if you want to disable it altogether, they will appear in Usage Problem And Microsoft Store. You can only disable it if you don’t use the Microsoft Store.
- Customer License Service (ClipSVC)
ClipSVC Responsible for inspecting purchases from Microsoft Store. Service starts on demand, and if you shop from the Store, we don’t recommend disabling it.
- AppX Deployment Services (AppXSVC)
AppXSVC Is the service that uses most of the hard disk resources after upgrading Windows 8 To Windows 10. This is the service responsible for Microsoft Office Application Checking. Although it is set to start on-demand only over a long time, it will run and emphasize us a lot.
All three services do not allow us to stop them / change state at startup permanently. “Startup type” Cannot be modified.
Fix wsappx taking up high CPU
As far as I realize, this problem solves itself. Excessive resource usage only happened for a few hours after the Windows upgrade was completed. Most likely, until you verify the apps are installed on the system and the integrity of the Microsoft Store.
One solution would be to stop services by quitting the Microsoft Store.
How to Disable Microsoft Store on Windows 10
1. Simultaneously press Windows key + R to open the command box ‘ Run ‘.
2 . In the run command box, type: regedit and press Enter.
3. Before you continue, make a backup first Regedit yours. Here is the guide to backup Regedit
From the main menu, go to File & choose Export.
– Specify a location (e.g., desktop), put the file name in the logout file (e.g., “RegistryUntouched”), select the range Export: All, and click Save.
After you back up your registry, navigate to the following location in the left pane:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Policies Microsoft WindowsStore
Note: If the key ‘WindowsStore’ does not exist, right-click on the Microsoft key and select New> Key and name it ” WindowsStore ”
4. Right-click a space in the right pane and choose New> DWORD Value.
5. Set the new value to RemoveWindowsStore
6. Double-click the RemoveWindowsStore value just created and at the value data box type 1.
7. Close Registry Editor and restart your computer.
– From now on, whenever you try to launch WindowsStore, the following message will be displayed on your desktop: “Windows Store isn’t available on this PC. Contact your system administrator for more information”.
Solution 3. Increase virtual memory (Paging file).
1. Right-click the Computer icon (Name) and select Properties.
2. Click Change Settings.
3. At the Advanced tab, select Settings in Performance.
4. At the Performance Options, click the Advanced tab and then select Change at Virtual memory.
5. Uncheck the checkbox “Automatically manage paging file size for all drives”.
6. Check the radio button “Custom size”.
7. Set the initial and maximum size to twice and a half (2.5) of your RAM size at MB * and then press the Set button.
For example, If your RAM size is 4GB (4096MB), then enter 10240 (4096MB x 2.5 = 10240MB) in the Size & Maximum Size (MB) fields.
- Click OK three (3) times to exit.
- Restart your computer.
Disable the services ‘Superfetch’ and ‘Windows Search’.
The ‘Superfetch’ service acquires data from an application open to RAM, so if you close and reopen the same app, this app loads faster, and in that way, ‘Superfetch’ improves the performance of the system. However, the service ‘Superfetch’, Also known as ‘Prefetch’), many times causes high usage on your hard disk or your CPU, so try disabling it to get rid of increased use on CPU or hard disk.
1. Simultaneously press Windows key + R to open the command box ‘ Run ‘.
2 . In the run command box, type: services.msc and press Enter.
3. Right-click on the service Superfetch and choose Properties.
4. Set the Startup type to Disabled.
5. Click OK to close the SuperFetch properties window.
6. Restart your computer.
7. If after reboot, high CPU usage persists, then do the same procedure, but this time disable Windows search service.
Run System Maintenance
Run the System Maintenance troubleshooter to fix the system problems automatically.
1. Right-click the Windows Start button and select Control Panel.
2. Set View by to Small icons.
3. Open Troubleshooting.
4. Click View all.
5. Double-click System Maintenance.
6. Click Next and then follow the on-screen instructions to run the System Maintenance troubleshooter.
