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    Anyone using Mobile Connect? Power useage?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by kojack, Feb 5, 2021.

  1. kojack

    kojack Notebook Prophet

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    Anyone notice their Mobile Connect program is using alot of CPU resources on their computers? I turn mine on and the fan goes nuts. Shut it off, and the fan stops again. Any ideas? I have updated all my drivers etc.
     
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    Anyone out there having this issue? I love using Mobile connect as I don't have to touch my phone to imessage and text. But I cannot run it on my laptop without the fans going into hyperdrive.
     
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    Sadly no I don't use it, but maybe there is a newer version of the software? Or maybe the newest version is bugged and you can install a slightly older one?
     
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    It's kicking in a "service host device" whatever that is, in task manager and pushing the cpu to 50-70 percent at times.
     
    kojack, Apr 1, 2021
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    Im going to bump this one up in hopes of someone telling me whats going on. I am getting the service host device, on my new XPS and Inspiron i7s and it's running 70 percent of my CPU and 98 percent of available ram. the fans go crazy until I end the task. Anyone have any idea...I don't know where to go to ask.
     
    kojack, Jun 10, 2021
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