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Msmpeng exe high memory usage

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This will be able to clear your scheduled scans.

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Please continue to expand those folders and navigate to the destination: Library/Microsoft/Windows/Windows Defender. You are able to fix this by scheduling the scans to take place at a time when you are less likely to feel the drain on your CPU. Fix 1: Change Windows Defender’s scheduling properly.įor most user, the high memory usage caused by Antimalware Service Executable usually occurs when Windows Defender is running a full scan.