
Fix Outlook High CPU Usage Caused by Antivirus Scanning
Symptoms and Likely Cause
You notice Outlook consuming 50% or more CPU, making your syste...

You notice Outlook consuming 50% or more CPU, making your syste...

You try to open, edit, or delete a file and get an error like File locked by Windows Defend...

If you're running Windows on a Mac via Boot Camp or a virtual machine, you might encounter the ac...

You try to run a remote desktop command like xfreerdp or rdesktop and g...

You see error 0xc004f074 when trying to activate Windows, often with a message about permission d...

You right-click Command Prompt and select “Run as administrator,” but the window either doesn’t a...