Microsoft now runs resource-hogging AppX Deployment Service at Windows 11 startup

Earlier last week, Microsoft released a cumulative update for Windows 11 in the form of the KB5072033 update. In addition to the usual raft of fixes, changes and additions, there was a curious inclusion that Microsoft did not really shout about. The company has taken the decision to make the AppX Deployment Service (also known as Appxsvc) an automatic startup item. While Microsoft says this is to improve reliability, it is something connected to reports of high resource usage. When we say that Microsoft did not shout about the change, we are not joking. The original version of the release… [Continue Reading]