If When Using Windows 11 With An Unreasonable Increase In CPU Performanceencountered By File Explorer, You Are Not Alone!

Recently, Microsoft also confirmed that a bug in File ExplorerWindows 11 causes excessive CPU usage.

If in Windows 11 with consumptionIf you are facing a sudden high CPU, your problem may be the same bug admitted by Microsoft. According to software giant Redmond, a bug in File Explorer on Windows 11 versions 21H2 And 22H2 Affected.

More specifically, Microsoft says that users from viewing the menu ” Effective access» in the « Advanced Security Settings » dialog box» are blocked for shared files or folders.

Also, instead of correctly responding to the user’s command, the search results may not be displayed, andexplorer.exe May be used after closing the Advanced Security Settings dialog box CPU to continue.

Microsoft reports that high system CPU usage in Windows 11 will continue until the user is logged out or the system is restarted.

According to Microsoft, simply locking Windows will not fix this bug.

It should be noted that this bugFile Explorer has been published, with builds KB5026368 and KB5026372 for Windows 11 version 21H2And22H2It. These builds are cumulative updatesPatch Tuesday was released on May 9.

Interestingly, it took more than a month for Microsoft to confirm the existence of these problems. However, the following statement from the company seems to explain the reason for this seemingly slow response time:

This problem seems unlikely for consumers using Windows devices for home use.

This justification is because the Effective Access section is understandable and is mostly designed for use in specific corporate environments.

In any case, if currently, when accessing this particular feature in Windows 11, CPU consumption If you experience the above, you can try Microsoft suggested solutions such as exit/restart.

Meanwhile, the company says it’s working on a fix that will be available later this month.