WMI Provider Host refers to Windows Management Instrumentation Provider Service and provides a way for applications to gather information and data regarding your OS. What is WMI Provider Host (WmiPrvSE.exe)? This post will guide you on how to fix WMI Provider Host high CPU usage in your Windows. In some scenarios, you will see in your Task Manager that your WMI Provider Host or WmiPrvSE.exe is causing extensive memory usage. WMI Provider Host is a system application hence you can’t stop or uninstall it. While using Windows 11 and Windows 10, you may have noticed multiple times that your CPU usage is touching 100% for several minutes without any heavy application running.
