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  1. I give up. How do you kill wsappx (2) - Windows 10 Forums

    Nov 10, 2015 · I give up. How do you kill wsappx (2) wsappx has 3 parts that are all store related and when it kicks in it sucks up most of the CPU and DRIVE access.

  2. High HDD usage immediately after logging in. - Windows 10 Forums

    Jul 14, 2025 · Good explanation of wsappx: "wsappx" Explained Try opening the Store Are all your apps up to date? (Click downloads bottom left to check). Use this: How to Clear and …

  3. Intermittent high disk activity on SSD - pagefile issue?

    Apr 5, 2021 · svchost.exe (wsappx -p) Memory Compression svchost.exe (netsvcs -p) perfmon.exe MsMpEng.exe Does this just look like a space issue on the drive with windows …

  4. High CPU Usage at Idle Solved - Windows 10 Forums

    Nov 26, 2016 · (first part) And you could try this troubleshooter Windows Store Apps Troubleshooter - Run in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums Even ghacks (Martin Brinkmann) …

  5. High cpu and disk usage - Windows 10 Forums

    Apr 24, 2017 · Initial objective: to try to reach a state where very little is happening. wsappx is related to the Store. What is wsappx and why is it causing high cpu load? - gHacks Tech News …

  6. Performance Issue - Windows 10 Forums

    Jul 24, 2025 · wsappx is a legitimate Windows process related to the Microsoft Store and Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps. It manages the installation, updates, and licensing …

  7. Laptop not resuming from sleep after HDD-to-SSD upgrade

    Apr 16, 2020 · Laptop not resuming from sleep after HDD-to-SSD upgrade I have a new problem with my laptop which I had never had in the 3 years previously, whether it ran Windows 8, 8.1 …

  8. Windows Defender and wsappx using lots of memory

    Jul 5, 2016 · I find that this is often the cause of a period of poor performance during the first 5-10mins after turning on from a full shutdown. Once the tasks have been completed everything …

  9. AppX Deployment Service (AppXSVC) runs at Startup. Is this normal?

    Mar 19, 2020 · I have not concentrated on this issue before. But I noticed that on my dads Windows 8.1 machine AppX Deployment Service (AppXSVC) will not startup during Windows …

  10. How to fix 100% disk usage by disabling Visual Effects

    Dec 8, 2016 · No luck. I then noticed in Resource Monitor, the responsible process (svchost.exe wsappx), had Windows.Photo in its file path, which led me to think that desktop themes or …