{"id":12121,"date":"2017-06-05T12:05:57","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T06:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/?p=12121"},"modified":"2023-08-11T18:42:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:12:40","slug":"windows-modules-installer-worker-high-disk-usage-windows-10-fix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-modules-installer-worker-high-disk-usage-windows-10-fix\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows Modules Installer Worker High Disk Usage Windows 10 Fix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em>Learn what is windows modules installer worker (TiWorker.exe) and how to fix Windows Modules Installer Worker high disk usage Windows 10 issue?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Is your Windows 10 computer lagging down because of <strong>Windows Modules Installer Worker high CPU usage<\/strong> and you don&#8217;t have any idea about it?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If yes then you might be thinking &#8211; why is my computer so slow all of a sudden?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As we all know, there are plenty of Windows services run in the background of our Windows 10 computer which we are not aware of and <strong>Windows modules installer worker (TiWorker.exe)<\/strong> is one of these important services. Basically, Windows modules installer worker is a Windows update service which works to update Windows. But sometimes the process of Windows modules installer worker creates high CPU usage problems and consumes almost 100% of disk space.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-worker-windows-10.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12131\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-worker-windows-10.png\" alt=\"windows modules installer worker windows 10\" width=\"767\" height=\"467\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-worker-windows-10.png 767w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-worker-windows-10-150x91.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-worker-windows-10-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-worker-windows-10-223x137.png 223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before knowing the methods to fix <strong>Windows modules installer worker Windows 10<\/strong> high Disk usage issue, let\u2019s know a little more about what is Windows modules installer worker (TiWorker.exe) and what does it do?<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eee; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; margin: 2px 2px 15px 0px; border-left: 10px solid #39B54A;\" align=\"justify\"><strong>You might also like:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/svchost-exe-high-cpu-usage-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Fix Svchost.exe High CPU Usage in Windows 10 \/ 8 \/ 7<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-modules-installer-worker-high-disk-usage-windows-10-fix\/#What_Does_Windows_Modules_Installer_Worker_Do\" title=\"What Does Windows Modules Installer Worker Do?\">What Does Windows Modules Installer Worker Do?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-modules-installer-worker-high-disk-usage-windows-10-fix\/#How_to_Fix_Windows_Modules_Installer_Worker_High_Disk_Usage_in_Windows_10\" title=\"How to Fix Windows Modules Installer Worker High Disk Usage in Windows 10\">How to Fix Windows Modules Installer Worker High Disk Usage in Windows 10<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-modules-installer-worker-high-disk-usage-windows-10-fix\/#Method_1_Fix_High_Disk_Usage_using_Windows_Services\" title=\"Method 1: Fix High Disk Usage using Windows Services\">Method 1: Fix High Disk Usage using Windows Services<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-modules-installer-worker-high-disk-usage-windows-10-fix\/#Case_1_%E2%80%93_For_WiFi_Network_Users\" title=\"Case 1 &#8211; For WiFi Network Users\">Case 1 &#8211; For WiFi Network Users<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-modules-installer-worker-high-disk-usage-windows-10-fix\/#Case_2_%E2%80%93_For_Ethernet_Network_Users\" title=\"Case 2 &#8211; For Ethernet Network Users\">Case 2 &#8211; For Ethernet Network Users<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-modules-installer-worker-high-disk-usage-windows-10-fix\/#Method_2_Use_Windows_Update_Troubleshooter_to_Fix_High_Disk_Usage\" title=\"Method 2:\u00a0Use Windows Update Troubleshooter to\u00a0Fix High Disk Usage\">Method 2:\u00a0Use Windows Update Troubleshooter to\u00a0Fix High Disk Usage<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-modules-installer-worker-high-disk-usage-windows-10-fix\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Does_Windows_Modules_Installer_Worker_Do\"><\/span>What Does Windows Modules Installer Worker Do?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As we have already mentioned above, Windows modules installer worker is a Windows update service which is specifically designed to search for new updates and installs it to your computer. This is not a virus or any malware, so you don\u2019t need to worry about your data. This service is responsible for the installation of Windows updates on your computer which means that it performs a pretty important function.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So frankly, it is not advised to uninstall Windows modules installer worker Windows 10 as it will also stop the functionality of Windows update but high disk usage by Windows modules installer worker problem needs to be fixed as quick as possible because it makes your computer slower.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eee; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; margin: 2px 2px 15px 0px; border-left: 10px solid #39B54A;\" align=\"justify\"><strong>Do you know? <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-10-runtime-broker-high-cpu-usage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Fix RuntimeBroker.exe High CPU Usage in Windows 10<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Fix_Windows_Modules_Installer_Worker_High_Disk_Usage_in_Windows_10\"><\/span>How to Fix Windows Modules Installer Worker High Disk Usage in Windows 10<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In case, if you want to check whether your CPU usage has gone out of control because of some issue in the Windows modules installer worker process or not then you can do so by right-clicking on the Windows 10 <strong>Taskbar &gt;<\/strong> selecting <strong>Task Manager &gt;<\/strong> and then going to <strong>Performance<\/strong> tab. And by switching to the <strong>Processes<\/strong> tab, you will be able to know which service is causing the high CPU problem.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once you find out that Windows modules installer worker using high CPU then follow the below explained solutions to fix Windows modules installer worker high CPU usage and high disk usage in Windows 10 system. Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_1_Fix_High_Disk_Usage_using_Windows_Services\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Method 1:<\/span> Fix High Disk Usage using Windows Services<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To fix Tiworker.exe Windows modules installer worker high CPU usage issue, we are going to use Windows Service in this method. Here\u2019s how to fix Windows 10 high Disk usage using Windows Services:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> First of all, open <strong>Run<\/strong> dialog box by pressing <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Windows + R<\/span> keys together and enter <strong>services.msc<\/strong> then press <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Enter<\/span> to open <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Windows Services<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-worker.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12127 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-worker.png\" alt=\"windows modules installer worker\" width=\"399\" height=\"206\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-worker.png 399w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-worker-150x77.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-worker-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> On the Services window, you have to search \u201c<strong>Windows Module Installer<\/strong>\u201d service.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12125 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer.png\" alt=\"windows modules installer\" width=\"658\" height=\"341\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer.png 658w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-150x78.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> Once you have located this service, <span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>double-click<\/strong><\/span> on it to open <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Windows Module Installer Properties<\/span> and under <em><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Start Type<\/span><\/em> select <strong>Manual<\/strong> option and then click on <strong>OK<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-worker-high-disk-usage.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12129 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-worker-high-disk-usage.png\" alt=\"windows modules installer worker high disk usage\" width=\"406\" height=\"468\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-worker-high-disk-usage.png 406w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-worker-high-disk-usage-130x150.png 130w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-worker-high-disk-usage-260x300.png 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You have to repeat the exact same steps for <span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Windows Update<\/span> <\/em><\/span>service. Search for \u201c<strong>Windows Update<\/strong>\u201d service.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/what-is-windows-modules-installer-worker.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12124 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/what-is-windows-modules-installer-worker.png\" alt=\"what is windows modules installer worker\" width=\"658\" height=\"341\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/what-is-windows-modules-installer-worker.png 658w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/what-is-windows-modules-installer-worker-150x78.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/what-is-windows-modules-installer-worker-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Double-click<\/strong> on it to open <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Windows Update Properties<\/span> and under<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #000000;\"><em> Start Type<\/em><\/span> select <strong>Manual<\/strong> option and then click on <strong>OK<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-worker-high-cpu-usage-windows-10.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12128 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-worker-high-cpu-usage-windows-10.png\" alt=\"windows modules installer worker high cpu usage windows 10\" width=\"406\" height=\"468\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-worker-high-cpu-usage-windows-10.png 406w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-worker-high-cpu-usage-windows-10-130x150.png 130w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-worker-high-cpu-usage-windows-10-260x300.png 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step (4):<\/strong> Once you have done all above steps, now you need to disable automatic Windows update in Windows 10. Here\u2019s how to do so:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Case_1_%E2%80%93_For_WiFi_Network_Users\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\"><strong>Case 1 &#8211;<\/strong><\/span> For WiFi Network Users<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Go to<strong> Start Menu &gt; Settings &gt; Network &amp; Internet &gt; Wi-FI &gt;<\/strong> click on the <strong>Advanced Options<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/windows-10-private-network.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12070 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/windows-10-private-network.png\" alt=\"windows 10 private network\" width=\"725\" height=\"486\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/windows-10-private-network.png 725w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/windows-10-private-network-150x101.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/windows-10-private-network-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And then check the &#8220;<strong>Set as metered connection<\/strong>&#8221; option.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/tiworker.exe-windows-modules-installer-worker.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12123 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/tiworker.exe-windows-modules-installer-worker.png\" alt=\"tiworker.exe windows modules installer worker\" width=\"660\" height=\"353\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/tiworker.exe-windows-modules-installer-worker.png 660w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/tiworker.exe-windows-modules-installer-worker-150x80.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/tiworker.exe-windows-modules-installer-worker-300x160.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once you set the connection as \u201c<strong>metered<\/strong>,\u201d Windows 10 won\u2019t automatically download updates on it.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Case_2_%E2%80%93_For_Ethernet_Network_Users\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Case 2 &#8211;<\/span> For Ethernet Network Users<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Open <strong>Run<\/strong> dialog box by pressing <em><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Windows + R<\/span><\/em> keys and then enter <strong>regedit<\/strong> to open Windows Registry Editor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/regedit-windows-10.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11764 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/regedit-windows-10.png\" alt=\"regedit-windows-10\" width=\"399\" height=\"207\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/regedit-windows-10.png 399w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/regedit-windows-10-150x78.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/regedit-windows-10-300x156.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the Registry Editor window, navigate to the following registry key:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE &gt; SOFTWARE &gt; Microsoft &gt; Windows NT &gt; CurrentVersion &gt; NetworkList &gt; DefaultMediaCost.<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now, right-click on the <strong>DefaultMediaCost<\/strong> registry key and then select <strong>Permissions<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-service.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12126 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-service.png\" alt=\"windows modules installer service\" width=\"657\" height=\"424\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-service.png 657w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-service-150x97.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-service-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click on <strong>Add&#8230;<\/strong> button located under <span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em>Group or user names<\/em> <\/span>section.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-worker-high-disk-usage-windows-10-fix.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12130 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-worker-high-disk-usage-windows-10-fix.png\" alt=\"windows modules installer worker high disk usage windows 10 fix\" width=\"363\" height=\"450\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-worker-high-disk-usage-windows-10-fix.png 363w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-worker-high-disk-usage-windows-10-fix-121x150.png 121w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-modules-installer-worker-high-disk-usage-windows-10-fix-242x300.png 242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next, type your <strong>username<\/strong> into <span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Enter the object names to select<\/span><\/em><\/span> section and then click on <strong>Check Names<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p>And then click <strong>OK<\/strong> to close <span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #000000;\"><em>Select Users or Groups<\/em> <\/span>window.<\/p>\n<p>Now from the <em><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Permissions for DefaultMediaCost<\/span><\/em> window, select the user you just add and check on <span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Allow box<\/span><\/em><\/span> of <strong>Full Control<\/strong> then click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>On the right pane of registry editor window, double-click on <strong>Ethernet<\/strong> and then set its <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Value data<\/span> to be <strong>2<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/high-disk-usage-by-windows-modules-installer-worker.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12122 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/high-disk-usage-by-windows-modules-installer-worker.png\" alt=\"high disk usage by windows modules installer worker \" width=\"657\" height=\"424\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/high-disk-usage-by-windows-modules-installer-worker.png 657w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/high-disk-usage-by-windows-modules-installer-worker-150x97.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/high-disk-usage-by-windows-modules-installer-worker-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>OK<\/strong> and then close the <span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em>Registry Editor<\/em><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (6):<\/strong> Finally, <strong>Reboot<\/strong> your computer. That\u2019s it!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now your Windows 10 computer will be able to use Windows Update service properly and you won\u2019t experience Windows modules installer worker high CPU usage and high disk usage issue again.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eee; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; margin: 2px 2px 15px 0px; border-left: 10px solid #39B54A;\" align=\"justify\"><strong>You might also like to see: <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/fix-msmpeng-exe-high-cpu-usage-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Fix MsMpEng.exe High CPU Usage Issue<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_2_Use_Windows_Update_Troubleshooter_to_Fix_High_Disk_Usage\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Method 2:<\/span>\u00a0Use Windows Update Troubleshooter to\u00a0Fix High Disk Usage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is possible that first method is little difficult for some users as it involves few complex steps. If you also think same then you can use <strong>Windows Update Troubleshooter<\/strong> to fix the Windows modules installer worker high CPU usage issue. Windows Update Troubleshooter is a built-in troubleshooter by the Microsoft which helps in resolving the Windows Update errors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">First of all, download <a href=\"http:\/\/go.microsoft.com\/?linkid=9830262\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Windows Update Troubleshooter<\/strong><\/a> and install it on your Windows 10 computer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-update-troubleshooter.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12132 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-update-troubleshooter.png\" alt=\"windows update troubleshooter\" width=\"571\" height=\"440\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-update-troubleshooter.png 571w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-update-troubleshooter-150x116.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-update-troubleshooter-300x231.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Once you have installed the Windows Update Troubleshooter, it will scan your computer and will look for issues and errors which you are experiencing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-update-troubleshooter-windows-10.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12133 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-update-troubleshooter-windows-10.png\" alt=\"windows update troubleshooter windows 10\" width=\"571\" height=\"440\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-update-troubleshooter-windows-10.png 571w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-update-troubleshooter-windows-10-150x116.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/windows-update-troubleshooter-windows-10-300x231.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once troubleshooter has scanned your computer, it will also show you the reasons of getting high disk usage by Windows modules installer worker and will also provide you an absolute fix. Once the troubleshooter has fixed the issue, it will show \u201c<strong>Troubleshooting has completed<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now, you can reboot your computer. Windows modules installer worker high CPU usage Windows 10 issue should be resolved. You can also run Windows update service and update your computer with latest updates.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Troubleshooting <strong>Windows modules installer worker high CPU usage<\/strong> issue is a super easy task if you follow all the steps correctly. 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