Windows 11 MsMpEng.exe Utilizing High Amounts of Memory

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WIll Francis

My issue is with the Antimalware Service Executable > Windows Defender Antivirus Service from the file path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Platform\4.18.2301.6-0 running the MsMpEng.exe service. It is utilizing 30-40% of my memory and spiking to even higher of 50-60% at times. Checked for windows updates > Installed needed updates and rebooted MSMpEng.exe still started on launch utilizing between 30-40% of my memory I then ran: sfc /scannow DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth All com

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