
Fix Outlook High CPU Usage Caused by Antivirus Scanning
Symptoms and Likely Cause
You notice Outlook consuming 50% or more CPU, making your syste...

You notice Outlook consuming 50% or more CPU, making your syste...

If Windows Defender shows a rate limit error—often with messages like "Threat service has stopped...

You're in the middle of a build process or running a script when you see an error about a command...

Windows Defender (now Microsoft Defender Antivirus) is enabled by default in Windows 10 and 11. W...

When you try to share your screen in Microsoft Teams and nothing happens—or participants see a bl...

If Windows Terminal is using high CPU or having sync issues (like settings not saving or profiles...