Fix Windows modules installer worker High CPU Usage on Windows 10
Sometimes you may notice the CPU usage in Windows 10 and 11 is very high. Especially After Install Windows 10 update, the computer gets slow down and it is difficult to work with it At startup. If you check on Task Manager process details it shows Tiworker.exe Windows modules installer worker Usage High CPU or 100% Disk.
What is Windows Modules Installer Worker?
TiWorker.exe or Windows Modules Installer Worker is a system component in Microsoft Windows that is responsible for installing new modules and updates. It prepares your computer for installation and checks frequently for new updates. Also, this TiWorker.exe completes the various tasks that are needed after an update to Windows.
Generally, this Tiworker.exe windows modules installer worker will terminate all the resources that is necessary for update once the update is finished. But sometimes due to any technical reasons these resources will keep on running in the background, Which Causes high System Resource usage and your computer gets slow down.
Restart windows and scan for malware
Start from Basic Make Sure Any Virus or Malware Infection not causing the issue by performing A full system scan with a good antivirus / Anti-malware application with latest updates installed. Also Install Free System optimizer like Ccleaner to Clean up junk, Temp, Cache, System Error, Memory Dump files And Fix missing broken registry Errors. After That Restart Windows to take a fresh start then check there is no more High CPU / DISK usage by the modules installer worker.
If for you still, the problem persists, Tiworker.exe Windows modules installer worker high CPU or Disk Usage Then follow next steps.
Install All Available Updates
Make sure that you have installed all available Windows Updates on your computer. Sometimes Update installation Stuck or pending updates process Runs in the background which causes High System resource usage by Tiworker.exe windows modules installer worker.
Windows 10 Is Set To check and install the latest updates Automatically. But if due to any reason they are not installed then you can manually check and install the available updates by following below.
Press Win + I to open Windows Settings then click on Update & security, Next select Windows Updates and Click the Check for Updates button to download and install the latest available Updates.
Turn off Automatic updates for Windows 10
As discussed this Problem is related to the Windows modules installer worker (TrustedInstaller) and Windows Update (wuauserv) service. May these services not respond, crash or not function properly, and cause High CPU or 100% Disk usage by Windows modules installer worker. Disable these both Services ( windows modules installer worker (Trusted Installer) and Windows Update (wuauserv) ) by Following the below steps and check this fixes Tiworker.exe windows modules installer worker high CPU Usage. continue Reading….
