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High CPU use by taskhost.exe when Windows 8.1 user name contains "user"

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Symptoms

The taskhost.exe process intermittently consumes high CPU on Windows 8.1 computers when a user account in the local accounts database contains the word "user

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Cause

This is a problem in the component DFPCommon.dll in Windows 8.1.

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Resolution

To resolve the issue, do not create a user account containing the string "user" on the computer. 

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Article Info
Article ID : 3053711
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 5/1/2015
Exists online : False
Views : 322