Svchost.exe CPU / out max memory due to the update of Windows

I'm having a problem with a svchost.exe process running the CPU at 100% and more than 200 000 K of memory.  The service seems to be related to Windows Update (PID 6408).  Is there any solution for this?

Hi SF340_Driver,

(1) you get an error message?
(2) how did you get the information that the problem is related to Windows Update?

Svchost.exe is a process on the computer that hosts, or contains, other individual services that Windows uses to perform various functions. For example, Windows Defender uses a service that is hosted by a svchost.exe process.

See the link below
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/what-is-Svchost-exe

Method 1:  Put the computer to boot and then check if the problem persists

Follow step 1 in the link below,

How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7
If everything works well after a clean boot, you can deduce that some third-party services are at the origin of the problem.
Continue with the remaining steps to pin-point on the third party service.

After find you the program that is causing the problem, you will have to perhaps to update or install a newer version of the program, if you rarely use that you should consider uninstalling the software.

Important: n ' forget not the computer to STEP7 followed normal startup in the link.

Method 2: Run the Windows Update troubleshooting tool

Open the Windows Update troubleshooting tool
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/open-the-Windows-Update-Troubleshooter

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