14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has recently confirmed another high CPU usage bug in Windows 10, and this time the May 2019 Update isn’t the only version that’s hit.
The software giant explains on its Windows 10 update dashboard that the September 2019 cumulative updates, which were part of the Patch Tuesday cycle, come with an issue causing high CPU usage on a number of devices.
The glitch affects the Input Method Editor, or IME, Microsoft says, and a manual workaround already exists to fix it. A full patch, however, is in the works, and it should go live in the coming weeks, albeit a specific ETA isn’t available just yet.
“Some Input Method Editor (IME) may become unresponsive or may have high CPU usage. Affected IMEs include CHS (Chinese Simplified) and CHT (Chinese Traditional) with Changjie/Quick keyboard,” Microsoft explains.
New set of Windows 10 cumulative updates coming later this month
Both client and server versions of Windows 10 are affected, according to the list below:
| Windows 10, version 1903 Windows 10, version 1809 Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019 Windows 10, version 1803 Windows 10, version 1709 Windows 10, version 1703 Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2016 Windows 10, version 1607 Windows Server, version 1903 Windows Server, version 1809 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server, version 1803 Windows Server, version 1709 Windows Server 2016 |
Meanwhile, Microsoft recommends users to switch the “Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service” to manual startup type to prevent the automatic running and resolve the bug. Once a full patch goes live, you can return to the original configuration of the service.