WebView2 Manager throttling CPU when using Weather app on Start bar #4620
Description
Before reporting your issue
- I have confirmed that this issue does not happen when ExplorerPatcher is not installed
- I do not have "register as shell extension" enabled
- I have tried my best to check existing issues
Repro ExplorerPatcher versions
Explorer Patcher 69.4
Windows 11 version 26100.6584
When I enable the Weather app on the start bar after some time a process called WebView2 Manager will take up like 10% of the CPU and make the fans on my computer start spinning quite a lot. If I go to properties->Weather and disable "Show Weather on the Taskbar" the process immediately spins down and the machine goes back to normal. If I re-enable it it works again for a bit before eventually that process will spin back up and suck up the CPU resources.
This is a blocking bug for the weather feature for me, though I have to admit weather in general is nice to have for me; the main reason I installed this plugin was for the start menu feature to be able to group pinned start items in groups like Windows 10.
Repro Windows Versions
Windows 11 version 26100.6584
3rd party tweak software installed
I only have this one
Describe the bug
Install Windows Patcher
Enable the Weather on the start bar
Wait 4-8 hours
Expected outcome
Weather app is running fine and no process is hoarding a lot of CPU
Actual outcome
WebView2 Manager windows process consuming like 10% of the CPU, fans on CPU spinning up rapidly
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