Recently, cases have become very frequent when some computer terminals have experienced slowdowns. This applies only to machines that are connected to the Internet. When trying to recognize processes, often in the same Task Manager there is a certain service Windows Modules Installer Worker. What is this, not every user imagines. We will deal more specifically.
What is Windows Modules Installer Worker?
To begin with, we will build on the built-in processes and background Windows services that operate in an invisible user mode.
Actually, the translation itself, by which the Windows Modules Installer Worker process is classified, can be interpreted as the “installer of the operating system modules”. Do not confuse OS components with updates. These are completely different things, although they are interconnected quite strongly, but one-sidedly. The fact is that the installer of system modules without the included and activated update service often does not work at all. But first things first. To begin with, consider the service itself, because it plays an important role in the entire system.
Modules
There is probably no need to say that updates are being issued for Windows with enviable regularity in the form of regular updates patching security holes, or service packs.
Even the “top ten,” for which, as was said, no updates are required, since the system is available for download as a version of Pro on the official Microsoft website, still has a special service for these purposes. This is so, whether you want it or not. The Windows Modules Installer Worker component loads the system in the background, trying to constantly find not the OS updates, but additional components, which are believed to expand the capabilities of Windows.
It turns out that in any case, the service runs in the background, and it can only be completed through the Task Manager (and even then not always).
Why does Windows Modules Installer Worker load the processor and how to get rid of it?
The fact is that in the background the user can view far from all services. Even in the standard task manager , only the main processes are displayed, the completion of which cannot fundamentally affect the performance of Windows.
Why does the processor load? Yes, simply because with an active Internet connection, the service constantly accesses several resources, trying to find something new. Updates do not work like that, or rather, they are scheduled. As already understood, it is easiest to disconnect an existing connection. Look, the effect will appear immediately.
Problem with updates
You can not discount Windows updates. As practice shows, Windows Modules Installer Worker loads the processor even when the automatic update service is running (they work together).
You can disable the search and installation of updates quite simply in the "Windows Update", although for reasons of Microsoft specialists, this is not recommended. For access, use the corresponding section in the Control Panel.
The easiest ways to disable the task manager
As already understood, the issue related to the fact that the Windows Modules Installer Worker is loading the processor can also be solved using the forced shutdown of this component in the standard Task Manager.
True, here it is worth paying attention to the moment that it will be a one-time shutdown. By the way, this process is not displayed in startup items, since Windows classifies it as a system one. User access to it is therefore blocked.
You can disable it only in the "Services" section of the Task Manager. And then, depending on the settings of the system itself, it is not a fact that the process will not be loaded upon restart, when the automatic update service is turned on.
Using shutdown through the Start menu
The problem that the Windows Modules Installer Worker is loading the processor can be solved by entering the “Start” button (Windows 7, for example) in the search query “Services”.
In the window that opens, you just need to find the module installer process and right-click on the menu where the completion command will be present.
Again, this option is triggered once (as well as the completion of the active process in the Task Manager).
What if nothing helps?
To completely get rid of this annoying service, you need to disable it in the startup items in the Task Manager and the Services tab, while disabling the search and installing updates for the system itself. Note that even if you select the option to search for updates and suggestions for subsequent installation, it still will not help. Updates need to be turned off completely and completely.
It is understood that the process of deleting a process or stopping it in terms of automatic loading at Windows startup can be performed using the appropriate registry keys or even completely removing this component from the system. However, such steps are recommended only to experienced users who are clearly aware of what should be changed and how.
Otherwise, the consequences of such an intervention can be the most unpredictable, or even fatal for a computer system, to the point that if you incorrectly disconnect or remove this component, you will have to deal with, if not reinstalling Windows, then definitely recovering the system. Therefore, before disabling this component, you need to think a hundred times whether it is worth doing. Windows developers are tricky in some ways. Such a service is present for good reason. By the way, if anyone does not know, this applies to “poppies”, and Linux, and generally to all UNIX-like systems, however, there it is veiled so that a regular user will look for access to shutdown functions without special knowledge for a very long time.