Computer: Dell Optiplex 5000 ; CPU: 12th Gen i7-12700 ; RAM: 64 GB ; OS: Windows 10 Pro.
Issue: severe CPU spikes, every 10-15min → bad real-time performance.
The cause: Dell-related pre-installed services/applications.
The solution:
a) disable/uninstall these services:
- Dell Data Vault Collector
- Dell Data Vault Processor
- Dell Data Vault Service API
- Dell SupportAssist
- Dell SupportAssist Remediation
- DellTechHub
b) uninstall these Dell applications:
- Dell Digital Delivery
- Dell Digital Delivery Services
- Dell Optimizer
- Dell Optimizer Service
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