Window Media Player.exe using 100% of CPU and memory

I have a Pavilion dv4-2145-dx Windows 7 Ultimate SP1, 4 GB of memory. Windows Media Player.exe supports my CPU 100% usage and it is striking all my memory - 4 GB.   It started right after I set up a homegroup.

I had to go into Admin/service and change the Startup Type to disabled for:

  • Windows Media Center Receiver Service
  • The window media services planning service
  • Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service

I tried setting services to manual, but Windows Media Player has yet caught all the CPU and memory, he could then I disabled all the.

I do not know how to disable homegroup and Windows Media Player services work together so I wonder if everything is always operate has designed with the homegroup and sharing my music.

Hello

I think this explains the problem.  The 2 entries here should be deleted, because the first will try to index all of your user profile and the second will attempt to index all of the Windows Partition.

C:\Users\Rick

C:\

To remove them, click to the left of the entrance, highlight it, and then click Remove.  When these two entries have been removed, reboot the laptop and you should find that the problem has been resolved.

Kind regards

DP - K

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