WMI provider host uses up to 60% CPU

[TonyPuffer]

WMI provider host uses up to 60% CPU. I can resolve by re-starting 'Windows management inst', but that's a real hassle. From the Event viewer I get the following - any help for a novice to fix would be appreciated:



Log Name: Microsoft-Windows-WMI-Activity/Operational
Source: Microsoft-Windows-WMI-Activity
Date: 14/07/2020 20:29:20
Event ID: 5858
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords:
User: SYSTEM
Computer: DESKTOP-FJ85SMC
Description:
Id = {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}; ClientMachine = DESKTOP-FJ85SMC; User = NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM; ClientProcessId = 9212; Component = Unknown; Operation = Start IWbemServices::CreateInstanceEnum - root\wmi : MSiSCSI_PortalInfoClass; ResultCode = 0x8004100C; PossibleCause = Unknown
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-WMI-Activity" Guid="{1418ef04-b0b4-4623-bf7e-d74ab47bbdaa}" />
<EventID>5858</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x4000000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2020-07-14T19:29:20.814613800Z" />
<EventRecordID>6195</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="8608" ThreadID="17568" />
<Channel>Microsoft-Windows-WMI-Activity/Operational</Channel>
<Computer>DESKTOP-FJ85SMC</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-18" />
</System>
<UserData>
<Operation_ClientFailure xmlns="http://manifests.microsoft.com/win/2006/windows/WMI">
<Id>{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}</Id>
<ClientMachine>DESKTOP-FJ85SMC</ClientMachine>
<User>NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM</User>
<ClientProcessId>9212</ClientProcessId>
<Component>Unknown</Component>
<Operation>Start IWbemServices::CreateInstanceEnum - root\wmi : MSiSCSI_PortalInfoClass</Operation>
<ResultCode>0x8004100c</ResultCode>
<PossibleCause>Unknown</PossibleCause>
</Operation_ClientFailure>
</UserData>
</Event>

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