However, quite a few users have posted on the Microsoft forum about heavy Microsoft.Photos.exe CPU and RAM utilization. One user stated: This problem can draw your system to a halt so learn how to fix the Microsoft Photos high CPU issue with the steps below.

How do I stop Microsoft Photos EXE?

1. Remove OneDrive folders from Photos’ scanning

2. Use a different app

You can uninstall the default Photos app, as described below, and use Adobe Lightroom instead. Lightroom can give any photo editor a run for its money, as Adobe has a reputation for creating powerful multimedia software. With Lightroom, you can easily manage, edit and share your photos. Moreover, you gain access to powerful features like tagging your friends, organizing files into albums, cloud storage and instant access to your library across your different devices. ⇒ Get Adobe Lightroom

3. Terminate the Runtime Broker and Photos Background Task Host processes

The Runtime Broker and Photos Background Task Host processes can inflate Microsoft.Photos.exe system resource utilization so it’s important to end these processes.

4. Turn off Photos background app

Users can turn off apps running in the background to reduce their system resource utilization. If Photos is causing this problem you can turn it off as shown above.

5. Select an alternative default image viewer app

Alternatively, you can select a different default image viewer to run in the background. So, next time you click on a photo, it will be opened with another viewer.

6. Uninstall the Photos app

Users who don’t need the Photos app can uninstall it to ensure that it doesn’t hog any system resources. After removing Photos, add an alternative image viewer to Windows 10. Adobe Lightroom and IrfanView are two of the best third-party software alternatives to Photos. Those are some of the resolutions that can reduce Photos’ system resource utilization in Windows 10. Reducing Photos’ excessive system resource usage will then free up RAM for other software.

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