This is what you need to know
What is Waasmedic Agent Exe and How to Fix High Disk/CPU Usage?
If you’re viewing this page on a Windows PC, you’re already relying on several system processes to get here. At the top is the Windows system kernel (ntoskrnl.exe), which allows software to communicate with your PC hardware. Lower-level applications like Chrome (chrome.exe) use the kernel to display pages like this one.
Unfortunately, not every application and system service is reliable. Bugs, security holes, and high CPU usage are common and depend on regular Windows updates to fix them. Ironically, Windows Update itself can cause high CPU and RAM usage via related services like waasmedic. Here’s what you need to know.
The wassmedic service (also known as Windows Update Medic Service and Wassmedicagent.exe) is a background system service that handles part of the Windows Update process. Waasmedic is responsible for protecting Windows Update from being disabled or mishandled (for example by rogue malware infections).
