How To Easily Fix Service Host Diagnostic Policy Service High CPU Usage In Windows 10

How To Easily Fix Service Host Diagnostic Policy Service With High CPU And Memory Usage On Windows 10

You must have experienced this problem where your Windows 10 keeps running a Service Host Diagnostic Policy Service check. This is usually very frustrating, especially when you are engaged in a program that requires active on-screen system participation, but unfortunately, the Service Host Diagnostic Policy Service checks keep interrupting your session.

In this article, I will guide you through a brief but detailed tutorial on how to prevent the Service Host Diagnostic Policy Service alongside high CPU and memory usage from running on your Windows 10.

The Steps to Fix Service Host Diagnostic Policy Service

1. Open START MENU: You can do this by either clicking on the START MENU Icon on your Windows 10 screen or simply pressing the START MENU Key on your Windows 10 Keyboard.
2. In the START MENU, click on search applications/programs and type SERVICE; the first result displayed should be SERVICE, simply LEFT-CLICK on it.
3. Now, scroll down the dropdown list provided after clicking the SERVICE program; scroll down the list and you will see DIAGNOSTIC POLICY SERVICE, go ahead and double-click on it.
4. In the Diagnostic Policy Service, you will see SERVICE STATUS and a status reading RUNNING, now go ahead and turn the status to stop by clicking the STOP icon on the screen.
5. After successfully changing the program status to STOP, select START option in the STATUS TYPE option and turn the settings to AUTOMATIC. Then click APPLY to apply the changes to your Windows 10 and OK to save the changes, then close the page.
6. Lastly, Restart your computer, and I assure you the Service Host Diagnostic Policy Service problem will be automatically resolved.

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CONCLUSION: We have come to the end of this tutorial on how to fix the Service Host Diagnostic Policy Service. You can ask any questions if you are lost in any of the procedures outlined above, and I will respond to them. All questions not related to this article will be filtered out.

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