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10 November 2023  Jennifer Thatcher  Technology Manager of Test Dept.
 

Summary
The high CPU usage of the TiWorker.exe process has annoyed many Windows users. This article will provide some feasible solutions to this problem. If you also encounter this problem, you may wish to continue reading to learn more about it.



Table of contents

table iconI. About TiWorker.exe
table iconII. The solution to the high CPU usage of the TiWorker.exe process
table iconIII. (Extended information) Use Renee Undeleter to restore accidentally deleted data
tiworker exe high cpu

I. About TiWorker.exe

TiWorker.exe is a system utility related to Windows Update. It is automatically installed with Windows 10. It plays an important role in updating the operating system. It generally runs in the background after the computer starts, checks for available updates or downloads system updates, and cannot be closed .
When the CPU usage of the TiWorker.exe process is too high, it will bring a lot of inconvenience to the user, such as slowing down the computer and interfering with running applications or games. When this problem occurs, you can try to solve it through the following methods.

II. The solution to the high CPU usage of the TiWorker.exe process

1. Restart the computer

Sometimes there are some glitches in the system program, resulting in high CPU usage, you can solve the problem by restarting the computer. However, please remember to save the documents you are using and close the application before restarting to avoid data loss.

2. Delete the files in the Software Distribution folder

The Software Distribution folder stores cache files for Windows updates. Sometimes the Software Distribution folder may cause problems with Windows update, causing the CPU usage of the TiWorker.exe process to be too high. At this time, deleting the files in this folder may help to solve the Windows update problem. The specific operation steps are as follows:
Step 1: Run the computer and press the (Windows+R) keys simultaneously to open the Run window. Next, enter the (Services.msc) command and press the (OK) button to open the Services window. After that, find (Windows Update), select it with the right mouse button, and select the (Stop) option.
Windows updates
Step 2: Next, press the (Windows+R) keys simultaneously to open the Run window, then copy-paste (C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution) into the text box and press the (OK) key to open the Software Distribution on your computer folder.
run software distribution
Step 3: Select all files listed in the Software Distribution folder, right-click them and select (Delete), which requires administrator privileges.
delete the files of software distribution
Step 4: Then reopen the “Services” window (press the (Windows+R) key at the same time to open the “Run” window, enter the (Services.msc) command and press the (OK) key to open), right-click the ( Windows Update) option, select the (Start) option. Restart the computer after the operation is complete to see if the problem is resolved.
Windows updates

3. Run Disk Cleanup

Sometimes the lack of disk space will cause Windows update errors, so that TiWorker.exe is always running and occupies a high CPU. The built-in disk cleaning tool of Windows system can help you free up disk space by deleting temporary files, emptying the recycle bin, etc. The specific operation steps are as follows:
Step 1: Restart the computer, search for the (Disk Cleanup) program in the search box in the lower left corner and open it.
disk cleanup
Step 2: After the program is opened, select the system disk (C:), check all the files you want to delete (such as temporary files, recycle bin, etc.), and click (OK) after checking. After the Disk Cleanup process is complete, restart your computer and see if the problem is resolved.
clean up system files

4. Manually check and install Windows updates

If Windows is not updated in time, the CPU usage of the TiWorker.exe process may be too high. We can try to perform Windows update manually to solve the problem. Proceed as follows:
Step 1: Tap (Start) > (Settings) > (Update & Security).
windows updates and security
Step 2: Click on (Check for Updates), if an update is found, Windows will start downloading the update. After downloading the update, click (Install Now), it may be necessary to restart several times during the installation of the update. Afterwards check if the problem is resolved.
check for updates Windows 10

5. Run DISM and SFC commands

DISM and SFC (System File Checker) are Windows built-in utilities that scan all protected system files and fix detected problems.
Step 1: Run the computer and log in to Windows with an administrator account. Enter (cmd) in the search box on the left side of the taskbar, then right-click (Command Prompt) in the search results and select (Run as administrator). If the administrator account is disabled, please click here to learn how to enable the Administrator account.
run as administrator
Step 2: Then type (DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth) in the command prompt and press (Enter) key. Then type (sfc /scannow) and press (Enter). If the prompt “Windows Resource Protection cannot perform the requested operation” appears after running (sfc /scannow), you can click to view its solution.
DISM RestoreHealth

6. Run the Windows Update Troubleshooter

Windows Update Troubleshooter is a system update troubleshooting tool built into the Windows system, which can help users troubleshoot and fix most of the problems encountered during the system update process. TiWorker.exe is associated with Windows Update, so we can try to run the Windows Update Troubleshooter to fix the problem. Proceed as follows:
Step 1: Run the computer, press the (Windows+I) key on the keyboard at the same time to open the setting interface. Then click into the (Update and Security) option.
windows updates and security
Step 2: Find (Troubleshoot) in the function bar on the left, then select the (Windows Update) option on the right, and click the (Run the troubleshooter) button. Wait a few moments after troubleshooting is complete to see if the problem is resolved. For some Windows system versions, after selecting (Troubleshoot), click (Other Troubleshoot) > (Windows Update), and then click the (Run the troubleshooter) button.
run the trouble shooter in windows update
In addition to the above methods, some users reported that uninstalling HP programs such as HP Solution Center or HP LAN Assistant successfully solved the problem of high CPU usage by Tiworker.exe, and you can also try it. In the process of using the computer or repairing problems, if files are deleted by mistake, you can try the data recovery software described below to scan and restore them.

III. (Extended information) Use Renee Undeleter to restore accidentally deleted data

1. What is Renee Undeleter?

Renee Undeleter is a software specially designed to restore various data files. When you accidentally delete important files, empty the recycle bin, or format the disk/storage, you can use this tool to find the lost data back. This software covers four functional modules, including file recovery, format recovery, partition recovery and image creation, so it can help you solve many data loss problems that may occur during system use in an all-round way, which is very convenient.
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2. How to restore accidentally deleted files with Renee Undeleter?

The specific steps to restore files with Renee Undeleter are as follows:
Step 1: Download, install and run Renee Undeleter on a Windows computer, and select Fast Partition Scan on the main interface.
Note: Do not install the software on the disk that needs to recover data, so as not to cause data overwriting. In addition, after the file is lost, please do not save new data to the same disk partition, so as not to damage or completely lose the lost file.
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Step 2: Next, select the partition where the lost data is located and click on Next.
scan disk with Renee Undeleter
Step 3: Select the Fast Scan option and click the Next button to scan.
Tips: The quick scan mode only scans the first 30GB of the remaining space of the selected disk. If the desired file is not found after scanning, you can use the deep scan mode to try to scan the hard disk partition again. It will take more time, but more data can be scanned.
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Step 4: Wait for the scan to complete, you can double-click the file to preview, then check the file to be recovered, click the Recover button to restore the file to another disk.
select the target files to recover in fast partition scan