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AW2723DF, software is continuously monitoring the processes running on my PC, why?
Hello, while trying to figure out why my WMI Host usage (on Windows) was high, I traced it down to Alienware continuously scanning my PC. It seems to be querying WMI nonstop for new processes, ex.
09:28:24.863 Grp=8052126 Op=8052127 _ClientProcessId=3900 [] ICHI NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEMStart IWbemServices::ExecQuery - root\cimv2 : SELECT ProcessId, ExecutablePath, CommandLine FROM Win32_Process WHERE ProcessId = 7455209:28:26.235 Grp=8052133 _ClientProcessId=3900 [] ICHI NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEMIWbemServices::Connect09:28:26.236 Grp=8052134 Op=8052135 _ClientProcessId=3900 [] ICHI NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEMStart IWbemServices::ExecQuery - root\cimv2 : SELECT ProcessId, ExecutablePath, CommandLine FROM Win32_Process WHERE ProcessId = 2048409:28:26.663 Grp=8052141 _ClientProcessId=3900 [] ICHI NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEMIWbemServices::Connect09:28:26.664 Grp=8052142 Op=8052143 _ClientProcessId=3900 [] ICHI NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEMStart IWbemServices::ExecQuery - root\cimv2 : SELECT ProcessId, ExecutablePath, CommandLine FROM Win32_Process WHERE ProcessId = 3729609:28:27.088 Grp=8052145 _ClientProcessId=3900 [] ICHI NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEMIWbemServices::Connect09:28:27.088 Grp=8052146 Op=8052147 _ClientProcessId=3900 [] ICHI NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEMStart IWbemServices::ExecQuery - root\cimv2 : SELECT ProcessId, ExecutablePath, CommandLine FROM Win32_Process WHERE ProcessId = 4256809:28:29.311 Grp=8052157 _ClientProcessId=3900 [] ICHI NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEMIWbemServices::Connect09:28:29.312 Grp=8052158 Op=8052159 _ClientProcessId=3900 [] ICHI NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEMStart IWbemServices::ExecQuery - root\cimv2 : SELECT ProcessId, ExecutablePath, CommandLine FROM Win32_Process WHERE ProcessId = 4256809:28:29.766 Grp=8052165 _ClientProcessId=3900 [] ICHI NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEMIWbemServices::Connect09:28:29.767 Grp=8052166 Op=8052167 _ClientProcessId=3900 [] ICHI NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEMStart IWbemServices::ExecQuery - root\cimv2 : SELECT ProcessId, ExecutablePath, CommandLine FROM Win32_Process WHERE ProcessId = 2048409:28:30.207 Grp=8052169 _ClientProcessId=3900 [] ICHI NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEMIWbemServices::Connect09:28:30.207 Grp=8052170 Op=8052171 _ClientProcessId=3900 [] ICHI NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEMStart IWbemServices::ExecQuery - root\cimv2 : SELECT ProcessId, ExecutablePath, CommandLine FROM Win32_Process WHERE ProcessId = 37296
It appears to be monitoring continuously what is running on my PC. What is the purpose of this continuous scan and what feature do I need to turn off to disable it? My monitor is a Alienware 27 Gaming Monitor AW2723DF.
DELL-Chris M
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May 2nd, 2024 16:17
Before our users can assist, you need to tell them what Alienware hardware you are using.
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May 8th, 2024 02:15
@DELL-Chris M Thank you for responding, I have added the information on the original post. The hardware is a Alienware 27 Gaming Monitor AW2723DF.