{"id":7489,"date":"2016-02-16T04:16:16","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T22:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/?p=7489"},"modified":"2023-08-11T18:56:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:26:54","slug":"fix-msmpeng-exe-high-cpu-usage-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/fix-msmpeng-exe-high-cpu-usage-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix MsMpEng.exe High CPU Usage Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em>What is msmpeng.exe and how to fix MsMpEng.exe high CPU usage issue? Fix Microsoft Security Essentials msmpeng.exe antimalware service executable high CPU usage<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To protect the computer from viruses and malwares, there are plenty of <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/best-free-antivirus-software-windows-download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best free antivirus software<\/a> and malware programs. There are several antivirus programs available for Windows operating system which one can install on a system to scan all the possible viruses\/malwares and eradicate them. <strong>Microsoft Security Essentials<\/strong> is the official antivirus program which is developed by Microsoft for Windows operating systems. This antivirus program is available for all the versions of Windows operating system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is no doubt that Microsoft Security Essentials is a great tool for <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/remove-malware-infection-from-windows-pc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">removal of viruses and malwares<\/a> but it has been seen that a service which comes under Microsoft Security Essentials consumes very high resources. <strong>MSMpEng.exe<\/strong> is the service which runs while Microsoft Security Essentials is running in the background. This leads to high CPU usage which results in slow processing speed and ultimate hanging of the system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/msmpeng.exe-high-cpu.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7491\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7491\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/msmpeng.exe-high-cpu.png\" alt=\"msmpeng.exe high CPU\" width=\"1148\" height=\"660\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/msmpeng.exe-high-cpu.png 1148w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/msmpeng.exe-high-cpu-150x86.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/msmpeng.exe-high-cpu-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/msmpeng.exe-high-cpu-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/msmpeng.exe-high-cpu-1024x589.png 1024w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/msmpeng.exe-high-cpu-660x379.png 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1148px) 100vw, 1148px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are experiencing msmpeng.exe high CPU usage issue then it is due to Microsoft Security Essentials running on your computer. Today, we are going to tell you how to fix <strong>MsMpEng.exe high CPU usage<\/strong> issue on your computer but before we share the guide we would like to tell you what is msmpeng.exe first.<\/p>\n<div style=\"; border: 1px solid #39B54A; border-radius: 10px; padding: 15px 10px 0px 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" align=\"justify\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\"><strong>Related tips you might like \u00bb\u00bb<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/fix-google-chrome-high-cpu-usage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Fix Google Chrome High CPU Usage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/why-is-my-computer-so-slow-whysoslow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why is My Computer So Slow and How can I Fix it?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/fix-error-651\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Error 651 \u2013 How to Fix Connection Failed With Error 651<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/fix-msmpeng-exe-high-cpu-usage-issue\/#What_is_MSMpEngexe\" title=\"What is MSMpEng.exe?\">What is MSMpEng.exe?<\/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\/fix-msmpeng-exe-high-cpu-usage-issue\/#Pre-Requisites\" title=\"Pre-Requisites\">Pre-Requisites<\/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\/fix-msmpeng-exe-high-cpu-usage-issue\/#Top_4_Methods_to_Fix_MsMpEngexe_High_CPU_Usage\" title=\"Top 4 Methods to Fix MsMpEng.exe High CPU Usage\">Top 4 Methods to Fix MsMpEng.exe High CPU Usage<\/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\/fix-msmpeng-exe-high-cpu-usage-issue\/#Method_1_Check_and_Remove_Malware_from_Computer\" title=\"Method 1: Check and Remove Malware from Computer\">Method 1: Check and Remove Malware from Computer<\/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\/fix-msmpeng-exe-high-cpu-usage-issue\/#Entering_Safe_Mode_in_Windows_XP_7_and_Vista\" title=\"Entering Safe Mode in Windows XP, 7 and Vista:\">Entering Safe Mode in Windows XP, 7 and Vista:<\/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\/fix-msmpeng-exe-high-cpu-usage-issue\/#Entering_Safe_Mode_with_Networking_in_Windows_8_and_81\" title=\"Entering Safe Mode with Networking in Windows 8 and 8.1:\">Entering Safe Mode with Networking in Windows 8 and 8.1:<\/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\/fix-msmpeng-exe-high-cpu-usage-issue\/#Detecting_and_Removing_Malware_using_RogueKiller\" title=\"Detecting and Removing Malware using RogueKiller\">Detecting and Removing Malware using RogueKiller<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/fix-msmpeng-exe-high-cpu-usage-issue\/#Method_2_Uninstall_and_Reinstall_Microsoft_Security_Essentials\" title=\"Method 2: Uninstall and Reinstall Microsoft Security Essentials\">Method 2: Uninstall and Reinstall Microsoft Security Essentials<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/fix-msmpeng-exe-high-cpu-usage-issue\/#Uninstalling_Microsoft_Security_Essentials\" title=\"Uninstalling Microsoft Security Essentials\">Uninstalling Microsoft Security Essentials<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/fix-msmpeng-exe-high-cpu-usage-issue\/#Reinstalling_Microsoft_Security_Essentials\" title=\"Reinstalling Microsoft Security Essentials\">Reinstalling Microsoft Security Essentials<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/fix-msmpeng-exe-high-cpu-usage-issue\/#Method_3_Exclude_%E2%80%9CMsMpengexe%E2%80%9D_file_from_scanning\" title=\"Method 3: Exclude \u201cMsMpeng.exe\u201d file from scanning\">Method 3: Exclude \u201cMsMpeng.exe\u201d file from scanning<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/fix-msmpeng-exe-high-cpu-usage-issue\/#Method_4_Reschedule_Microsoft_Security_Essentials_Scanning_Time\" title=\"Method 4: Reschedule Microsoft Security Essentials Scanning Time\">Method 4: Reschedule Microsoft Security Essentials Scanning Time<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/fix-msmpeng-exe-high-cpu-usage-issue\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_MSMpEngexe\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">What is MSMpEng.exe?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>MsMpEng.exe<\/strong> is one of the most important processes which come under the Microsoft Security Essentials. This service will scan all the files which are downloaded on your system and if there is any suspicious file is seen in the scan, it will remove it or quarantine it. This service also scans for the <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/computer-virus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">possible spyware infections<\/a> present in the system which can be Trojan or worms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In short, msmpeng.exe is responsible for all the scans which are done under Microsoft Security Essentials, and removal of all the possible threats which are present on your computer. Now as you know what is msmpeng.exe, let\u2019s find out the methods to fix MsMpEng.exe high CPU Usage.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pre-Requisites\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Pre-Requisites<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before we tell you how to fix MsMpEng.exe high CPU usage issue on your Windows computer, make sure the below-mentioned things are fulfilled:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(i) There shouldn\u2019t be any other <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/portable-antivirus-anti-malware-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">antivirus program<\/a> installed on your computer. Make sure Microsoft Security Essentials is the only program installed on your system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(ii) If you are using Microsoft Security Essentials on Windows XP, then you have to simply uninstall this program as there is no support available for Microsoft Security Essentials running on Windows XP.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_4_Methods_to_Fix_MsMpEngexe_High_CPU_Usage\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Top 4 Methods to Fix MsMpEng.exe High CPU Usage<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Within a few weeks of question answer session at ZeroDollarTips.com, many Windows user has asked us the almost similar questions like How to solve high CPU usage of Microsoft Security Essentials? What are some best methods to fix <strong>MsMpEng.exe antimalware service executable<\/strong> high memory usage? What is msmpeng.exe and how to fix MsMpEng.exe high CPU usage problem? etc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After a long search on Google and little experiment with Microsoft Security Essentials on Windows PC, we came up with some great solutions which will help you in solving your MsMpEng.exe <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/fix-google-chrome-high-cpu-usage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">high CPU usage problem<\/a> perfectly. So, without any delay let\u2019s have a look at the list of top 4 methods to fix MsMpEng.exe high CPU usage issue:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_1_Check_and_Remove_Malware_from_Computer\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Method 1:<\/span> Check and Remove Malware from Computer<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To fix msmpeng.exe high CPU usage, you can check and remove any malware which is present on your computer. To scan for malwares, you have to enter the Safe mode with Networking on your computer. Here\u2019s how to start your Windows computer in safe mode:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Entering_Safe_Mode_in_Windows_XP_7_and_Vista\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Entering Safe Mode in Windows XP, 7 and Vista:<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Close all the programs which are running on your Computer\u00a0and <strong>reboot<\/strong> it.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">As your computer is booting, press the <strong>F8<\/strong> key. Hold the key until you see the Windows Logo on your computer screen.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">In some time, you will see <strong>Windows Advanced Options<\/strong> on your computer screen. Here you have to select <strong>Safe Mode with Networking<\/strong>\u00a0and press Enter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/windows-7-safe-mode.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7497\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7497\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/windows-7-safe-mode.png\" alt=\"windows 7 safe mode\" width=\"634\" height=\"345\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/windows-7-safe-mode.png 634w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/windows-7-safe-mode-150x82.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/windows-7-safe-mode-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By following these steps, you will enter Safe mode with networking on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 operating system.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Entering_Safe_Mode_with_Networking_in_Windows_8_and_81\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Entering Safe Mode with Networking in Windows 8 and 8.1:<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Press combination of <strong>Win + R<\/strong> keys together to open\u00a0<strong>Run<\/strong> dialog box.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now you have to enter <strong>msconfig<\/strong> in the run window.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Go to\u00a0the <strong>Boot<\/strong> tab and then check <strong>Safe Boot<\/strong> and <strong>Network<\/strong> options from there.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/windows-8-safe-mode.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7499\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7499\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/windows-8-safe-mode.png\" alt=\"windows 8 safe mode\" width=\"585\" height=\"391\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/windows-8-safe-mode.png 585w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/windows-8-safe-mode-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/windows-8-safe-mode-300x201.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Select <strong>OK<\/strong>\u00a0button and then reboot your system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Detecting_and_Removing_Malware_using_RogueKiller\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Detecting and Removing Malware using RogueKiller<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now as you have entered Safe mode on your computer, you have to download a program called <strong>Rogue Killer<\/strong>\u00a0(Basically, RogueKiller is a security tool which helps you to terminate and remove malicious processes and programs from your computer.) which will help you in finding the possible malwares and fix MsMpEng.exe high CPU usage issue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step (1):<\/strong>\u00a0First of all, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geekstogo.com\/forum\/files\/file\/413-roguekiller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download RogueKiller Software<\/a>\u00a0on your computer. Once the RogueKiller software is downloaded on your system, open it by double clicking on it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> A pre-scan will take place. Wait for the pre-scan to complete and once it is done you have to click on the <strong>Start<\/strong> button which will start a complete scan of your computer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/roguekiller.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7495\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7495\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/roguekiller.jpg\" alt=\"RogueKiller \" width=\"717\" height=\"540\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/roguekiller.jpg 717w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/roguekiller-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/roguekiller-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/roguekiller-660x497.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> Once Scan is complete, click the <strong>Delete<\/strong> button which will remove all the viruses and malwares located during the scan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After the malwares which were detected are deleted, reboot your system. You won\u2019t get msmpeng.exe high CPU issue on your system. Now, let\u2019s see other MsMpEng.exe antimalware service executable high memory usage solutions.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_2_Uninstall_and_Reinstall_Microsoft_Security_Essentials\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Method 2:<\/span> Uninstall and Reinstall Microsoft Security Essentials<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you were not able to fix msmpeng.exe high CPU issue by following the previous method (removing malware from the computer), you can try uninstalling and then reinstalling Microsoft Security Essentials. Here\u2019s how to uninstall and reinstall Microsoft Security Essentials antivirus software:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Uninstalling_Microsoft_Security_Essentials\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Uninstalling Microsoft Security Essentials<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7, go to<strong> Start \u2192 Control Panel<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows XP users, go to <strong>Start \u2192 Settings \u2192 Control Panel<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows 8 and 8.1 users, open <strong>Run<\/strong> dialog box by pressing Win + R keys. Enter <strong>control panel<\/strong> in the run dialog box.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now you can uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials on your Windows 7, 8, Vista or XP operating system by going and selecting:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Add or Remove Programs<\/strong> in Windows XP.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Programs and Features<\/strong> in Windows 7, Vista or 8.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/programs-and-features.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7494\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7494\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/programs-and-features.png\" alt=\"programs and features\" width=\"761\" height=\"484\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/programs-and-features.png 761w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/programs-and-features-150x95.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/programs-and-features-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/programs-and-features-660x420.png 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now, <strong>Uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials<\/strong> from your computer and once it is uninstalled, reboot your system.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/uninstall-microsoft-security-essentials.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7496\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7496\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/uninstall-microsoft-security-essentials.png\" alt=\"uninstall microsoft security essentials \" width=\"760\" height=\"483\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/uninstall-microsoft-security-essentials.png 760w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/uninstall-microsoft-security-essentials-150x95.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/uninstall-microsoft-security-essentials-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/uninstall-microsoft-security-essentials-660x419.png 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reinstalling_Microsoft_Security_Essentials\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Reinstalling Microsoft Security Essentials<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once you have successfully uninstalled Microsoft Security Essentials from your computer, go to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-US\/download\/details.aspx?id=5201\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Security Essentials Download page<\/a> in order to <strong>Download Microsoft security essentials<\/strong> latest version and reinstall it on your PC. That\u2019s it!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_3_Exclude_%E2%80%9CMsMpengexe%E2%80%9D_file_from_scanning\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Method 3:<\/span> Exclude \u201cMsMpeng.exe\u201d file from scanning<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The above two methods should help you to solve msmpeng.exe high CPU usage problem, however if you are still experiencing <strong>msmpeng.exe high disk usage<\/strong> you can exclude the file which is slowing down your computer during the scan. To exclude msmpeng.exe high disk usage from scanning you can follow the steps which we have shared below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong>\u00a0At first, you have to open <strong>Microsoft Security Essentials<\/strong> on your computer. Once the app is opened, click on the <strong>Settings<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-settings.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7503\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7503\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-settings.png\" alt=\"microsoft security essentials settings\" width=\"802\" height=\"562\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-settings.png 802w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-settings-150x105.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-settings-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-settings-768x538.png 768w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-settings-660x462.png 660w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-settings-200x140.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> Now you have to select <strong>Excluded files and locations<\/strong> button located on the left side of the app. Select <strong>Browse<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-excluded-files-and-locations.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7501\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7501\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-excluded-files-and-locations.png\" alt=\"microsoft security essentials excluded files and locations \" width=\"804\" height=\"563\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-excluded-files-and-locations.png 804w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-excluded-files-and-locations-150x105.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-excluded-files-and-locations-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-excluded-files-and-locations-768x538.png 768w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-excluded-files-and-locations-660x462.png 660w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-excluded-files-and-locations-200x140.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> Go to the location where MsMpEng.exe\u00a0high memory file is present. The locations where you will find this file are mentioned below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are using Windows 8 computer then go to following location:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">C:\\Program Files\\Windows Defender\\MsMpEng.exe<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are using Windows XP, Vista, or 7 computer then go to following location:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Security Client\\MsMpEng.exe<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):\u00a0<\/strong>Once you find the\u00a0file, select <strong>MsMpEng.exe<\/strong> and then click on <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/msmpeng-exe.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7504\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7504\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/msmpeng-exe.png\" alt=\"msmpeng.exe\" width=\"524\" height=\"373\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/msmpeng-exe.png 524w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/msmpeng-exe-150x107.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/msmpeng-exe-300x214.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (5):<\/strong>\u00a0Next, click <strong>Add<\/strong> button to add the selcted file.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-add.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7500\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7500\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-add.png\" alt=\"microsoft security essentials add\" width=\"803\" height=\"565\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-add.png 803w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-add-150x106.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-add-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-add-768x540.png 768w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-add-660x464.png 660w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-add-200x140.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 803px) 100vw, 803px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (6):<\/strong>\u00a0Once the file is added, now select <strong>Save Settings<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-save-changes.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7502\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7502\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-save-changes.png\" alt=\"microsoft security essentials save changes\" width=\"802\" height=\"562\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-save-changes.png 802w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-save-changes-150x105.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-save-changes-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-save-changes-768x538.png 768w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-save-changes-660x462.png 660w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-save-changes-200x140.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (7):<\/strong>\u00a0Finally, <strong>Reboot<\/strong> your computer and as the file is deleted, it will solve msmpeng.exe high CPU usage problem. That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_4_Reschedule_Microsoft_Security_Essentials_Scanning_Time\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Method 4:<\/span> Reschedule Microsoft Security Essentials Scanning Time<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can reschedule the Microsoft Security Essentials scanning time when you are not working so that it does not halt the processing speed during your work hours. Follow the steps for rescheduling the times to msmpeng.exe antimalware service executable.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Open Microsoft Security Essentials on your computer and then select <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Select <strong>Scheduled scan<\/strong> option which is located on the left side.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here you can select the time and date when you want to start the scan. Once you have selected the time and date, click on <strong>Save Changes<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-scheduled-scan.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7509\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7509\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-scheduled-scan.png\" alt=\"microsoft security essentials scheduled scan\" width=\"803\" height=\"562\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-scheduled-scan.png 803w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-scheduled-scan-150x105.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-scheduled-scan-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-scheduled-scan-768x538.png 768w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-scheduled-scan-660x462.png 660w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-scheduled-scan-200x140.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 803px) 100vw, 803px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can now check and see if there is still the issue of msmpeng.exe antimalware service executable high usage. If it is there you can disable the real-time protection on your system.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Open Microsoft Security Essentials on your computer and then select <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Select <strong>Real-Time Protection<\/strong> option which is located on the left side.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here you have to uncheck &#8220;<strong>Turn on real-time protection\u00a0(recommended)<\/strong>&#8221; button. Click on <strong>Save Changes<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-real-time-protection.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7508\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7508\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-real-time-protection.png\" alt=\"microsoft security essentials real time protection \" width=\"804\" height=\"564\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-real-time-protection.png 804w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-real-time-protection-150x105.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-real-time-protection-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-real-time-protection-768x539.png 768w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-real-time-protection-660x463.png 660w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/microsoft-security-essentials-real-time-protection-200x140.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Close the software and check if msmpeng.exe high memory issue is still there. If there is still high memory usage issue, you can disable the app.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Open <strong>Run<\/strong> dialog box on your computer by pressing <strong>Win + R<\/strong> key.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Enter <strong>msconfig<\/strong> and open <strong>Startup<\/strong> tab from here.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Uncheck the box which says \u201c<strong>Microsoft Security Client<\/strong>\u201d. Click <strong>OK<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/uncheck-microsoft-security-essentials.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7510\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7510\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/uncheck-microsoft-security-essentials.png\" alt=\"uncheck microsoft security essentials \" width=\"587\" height=\"395\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/uncheck-microsoft-security-essentials.png 587w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/uncheck-microsoft-security-essentials-150x101.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/uncheck-microsoft-security-essentials-300x202.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Finally, <strong>reboot<\/strong> your computer and Microsoft Security Essentials won\u2019t start.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As we have disabled Microsoft Security Essentials on the computer, there is no chance that there will be high CPU usage issue.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Conclusion<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The above methods which we have shared above to solve msmpeng.exe high CPU usage are tested and all works very fine. Once you have followed any of the above-mentioned steps correctly, you won\u2019t experience <strong>MsMpEng.exe high CPU usage<\/strong> anymore.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Please, feel free to let us know using the comments section below &#8211; Out of the top 4 methods to Fix MsMpEng.exe high CPU usage issue which we have shared above, which method worked best for you?\u00a0You may also be interested in checking out: <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/fix-google-chrome-high-cpu-usage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Fix Google Chrome High CPU Usage<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is msmpeng.exe and how to fix MsMpEng.exe high CPU usage issue? 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