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![]() ![]() If you have set your connection as “Metered Connection”, turn the “Set as metered connection” to “Off”. How to Fix Microsoft Office Click-to-Run (SxS) High CPU usage Uninstall and Install Office again – Uninstalled Office.It might have worked for some Office 2016 users, but it did not work in my case. Clear the Office cache – A lot of solutions recommended that you clear the Office Cache and it will fix the problem.Disable “Office Click-to-Run” service – Don’t do that! When I disabled the service, none of the office apps would work.You restart your computer and it starts working fine. Restart the computer – As a long time Windows user, this is my first go-to “solution” in almost any case involving Microsoft products.Putting it out there as it might save you time… The service checks for available software updates and lets you install those. This terms out any possibility of disabling this service to fix this issue. So this service is required, if you want to use any of installed Office applications. The file path is: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe Why do you need Office-Click-to-Run Service? This service is required to run during the use of any Microsoft Office program, during initial streaming installation and all subsequent updates. Service Description from MMC Manages resource coordination, background streaming, and system integration of Microsoft Office products and their related updates. But in this case, even when I had no office app open, this Click-to-Run thing would take about 30% CPU resources. But it usually does not take such high resources. What Does Office Click-to-Run (SxS) EXE do? Notice the Microsoft Excel, Word and Microsoft Office Click-to-Run (SxS) CPU usage: all taking more than 25% CPU. When I opened the Task Manager, this is how it looked like: My laptop would often heat up and become unresponsive too, especially when using any MS Office apps. I’m using Windows 10 and Microsoft Office 2019 with latest updates installed. These apps usually do not take much processing or memory. A constantly high CPU usage for Microsoft Office apps. That is exactly what I noticed over past week or so. However, a consistent high usage could be sign of a problem, or a bug. In Windows 10, high CPU usage is often a sign of some background app processing activity. ![]()
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