Wsappx is a Windows service process that handles the Microsoft Store. Normally it is always running in the background with minimal system resource utilization. However, when installing, updating, or removing an app from the Microsoft Store, it can have a high CPU and memory utilization.
When you are not directly engaging with the Microsoft Store, the Wsappx process should not be using any of your CPU or memory. If Wsappx is interfering with your device usage by high CPU utilization, we might have a fix for you. Please, continue reading.
What is the Role of Wsappx in Windows?
Traditionally, when you had to install an application or a program into windows, they came with their own individual installer. This changes with the apps installed from the Microsoft store where apps you selected are automatically handled by the store itself. The store handles the installation, updates, and removal of apps by using Wsappx process.
Thus. like mentioned above already, Wsappx is the service process in Windows that handles the Microsoft Store. To be more accurate, it populates two sub-processes –Client License Service (ClipSVC), which handles licensing and piracy protection for the store apps, andAppX Deployment Service (AppXSVC),which deploys apps.
When these two sub-processes are active and running, you will see Wsappx process usage increase in the task manager. If either of these sub-processes are disabled, apps will not “behave correctly,” according to Microsoft.
How to Fix Wsappx High CPU Usage?
Wsappxhigh CPU usagecan be caused because of a few different reasons. Below, we present to you some of the different ideas that you may try as a fix of Wsappx high CPU usage.
If the Wsappx process has a high CPU utilization even when you are not engaging with the Microsoft store, the process may have been hijacked by a virus or malware. you may run ananti-virus scanto ensure this is not the case or to fix it if it is indeed the case.
Uninstall a Recently Installed App
Sometimes the last application that you installed could be the culprit. To verify if this is the case, try uninstalling that app.
Nobody knows why (no guarantee that this is a 100% accurate statement), but sometimesupdating Windowscan magically fix problems that you are having with … Windows. Wsappx is, indeed, part of Windows so trying Windows update is a worthwhile venture.
Check If Any Driver Needs Updating
Sometimes, Windows keeps attempting a driver update in the background, which can cause Wsappx to have a high CPU utilization. Although there is no direct relation between driver update and Wsappx, some users have found that manuallyupdating device driverscan solve the problem. Thus, verify if any drivers need update and manually update the driver yourself.
Disable Windows Store
