How to fix the svchost.exe memory leak?
Does your computer run slower as compared to past or the CPU utilization of your system remains close to 100% for most of the time? A reason for this might be the memory consumption by svchost.exe processes. Following steps guide you on how to fix svchost exe memory leak:
First, download windowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe, fix_svchost.bat and WindowsXP-KB927891.exe from Microsoft website and save them to your C:\ drive. Reboot the computer in safe mode. Once Windows has loaded and you have the option of which user account to use, log on as “Administrator”. Then, find the fix_svchost.bat file you saved before, press Open, then OK. A black screen will pop up and white text will scroll past. Wait for this process to finish. Once the black screen disappears, open the WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe file and follow the instructions of the wizard. When it is installed, repeat the same for WindowsXP-KB927891.exe. Reboot the computer to complete the process.
