You find high CPU usage for the Wmiprvse.exe process on a terminal server that is running Windows Server 2008 when you run the Windows System Resource Manager

You can adjust the interval for the Accounting query by using the PollingInterval registry value. After you apply this following hotfix, you can also change the interval for the Cluster service polling query. You can set the polling intervals to anywhere in the range of one time per second to one time per every 86,400 seconds (1 day). A value of greater than 300 (5 minutes) is recommended only for the ClusterSvcStatusPollInterval registry value and is recommended only when the computer is not a cluster node.

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing the problem described in this article. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

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Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, your computer must run be running one of the following operating systems:

• Windows Server 2008
• Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2)

Additionally, your computer must have the Terminal Service role and the Windows System Resource Manager feature installed.

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Registry information

Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322756 How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

You can use the following registry entry to change the interval between the WMI polling queries that are used by the Accounting feature:

Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\WSRM\Parameters
Name: PollingInterval
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: Polling query interval in seconds 
 

The PollingInterval registry entry specifies the interval in seconds. The default value is 30 (30 seconds).

After you install this hotfix, you can use the following registry entry to change the interval between the WMI polling queries:

Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\WSRM\Parameters
Name: ClusterSvcStatusPollInterval
Type: REG_DWORD
Value:  Polling query interval in seconds 

The ClusterSvcStatusPollInterval registry entry specifies the interval in seconds. The default value is 300 (5 minutes).

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.