Hot Take Microsoft makes potential CPU, RAM, disk hogging feature default on Windows 11 25H2, 24H2

[Parkinsond]

Microsoft released Patch Tuesday updates for the month of December 2025 last week under KB5072033 for Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2, and Server 2025 and today Neowin noticed that the tech giant updated the release notes for the C.U. (cumulative update) to include this system process change. It writes:

"December 15, 2025 Update: This feature is included in the December 2025 non-security update (KB5072033).

• [System Components] The AppX Deployment Service (Appxsvc) has moved to Automatic startup type to improve reliability in some isolated scenarios."

A quick Google search for the Appxsvc service leads to various forum posts and results online where users are seen complaining about this system process. This ranges from issues related to high CPU usage, memory usage, or disk impacts. Hence, the process could be a major potential resource and performance hog depending on how it could affect a user's PC.

By default the Startup type for the service was previously set to "Manual(Triggered)" so that it could be launched on demand when a Store app needed to be accessed; but now Microsoft is making it "Automatic", which means low-spec and less powerful PCs running the newer versions of Windows 11 could be in for a bad surprise as the process will continue running in the background as soon as the system boots up.

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-makes-potential-cpu-ram-disk-hogging-feature-default-on-windows-11-25h2-24h2/

 

[Parkinsond]

Fortunately I do not have MS store, so it is not running.

 

[stonjean633]

I set this to disable thru Regedit together with the rest of crap thru services.msc
My RAM is precious.

 

[Parkinsond]

I set this to disable thru Regedit together with the rest of crap thru services.msc
My RAM is precious.

I do not know how to disable services by registry; after W install, I have a list of services to disable manually.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

Luckily on LTSC there is no MS store

 

[Parkinsond]

Luckily on LTSC there is no MS store

Stopped using GAC long time ago; LTSC is the most close to what W should be.
But even in LTSC, this one is going to run and has to be disabled manually

 

[stonjean633]

I do not know how to disable services by registry; after W install, I have a list of services to disable manually.

Most can be disabled thru services.msc but there are a few items that are greyed out but can be disabled via regedit setting their own start values to 4.

 

[Parkinsond]

Most can be disabled thru services.msc but there are a few items that are greyed out but can be disabled via regedit setting their own start values to 4.

Those not disablable through services.msc, I leave them in peace; I refrain from playing with registry, except for removing orphan entries after app uninstall.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

Those not disablable through services.msc, I leave them in peace; I refrain from playing with registry, except for removing orphan entries after app uninstall.

I believe Kerish Doctor let's you disable services. Don't worry if anything breaks you can always revert the changes in Kerish

 

[lokamoka820]

This and other reasons led me to focus more on Linux, not because it is better than Windows, but because Microsoft has started pushing users to the brink, and if Windows 12 is built on artificial intelligence, all research indicates that the cost will be on hardware resources, so we need a backup plan in case the future of Windows becomes very bleak.