svchost.exe taking CPU to 100%

Suddenly this system, which was operating ok, has started to become very hot. I traced this heating to high CPU usage and further to an over-active svchost.exe (screen shot below).

I'm not very technical but from reading online I gather this may be associated with Microsoft Updates (Updates appears to be up to date). There was a hotfix offered by Microsoft but it concerned Windows Framework 3.0 (can't recall update number) but I checked thoroughly and couldn't find any such listing or update item.

So I'm rather stuck.
svchost is of course a legitimate and required Microsoft component but I find this overheating and taking up of all the CPU disconcerting and also it slows every other activity.

Any suggestions in as plain English as you can manage ... would be very helpful.

Thank you UsernameIssues.
D/loaded that stand alone update however when double clicked it starts the "searching for updates on this computer" and this has been running for some time now with nothing else occurring.
Is this 'searching for updates' what is meant to be achieved with the d/load KB3112343?

Hi,
Not at all sure that update is more related to monitoring win-10 upgrades than anything :/
Use Clean boot,
Troubleshoot Application Conflicts by Performing a Clean Startup
Click Start and type in the search box,
msconfig
Click on the suggestion on top or hit the Enter key,
Go to the Startup section and take some screen shots for a complete list,
Go to the Services section and on the bottom left Check the box to Hide All Microsoft services,
Repeat the screen shots,
See the links above my signature on how to take and upload screen shots here,
Cheers.

Cause


This issue occurs because memory on the client computer is fragmented when Windows Update agent scans the client computer in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2.

Yea I don't even see how memory gets fragmented personally
This assumes someone never shuts down or something and only uses hibernation :/

Yea I don't even see how memory gets fragmented personally
This assumes someone never shuts down or something and only uses hibernation :/

hmmm... yes, I tend to leave the laptop in "Sleep" mode rather than full shut down.

Restarted "checking for updates" and again it is still running without result.

Sometimes restarting is not good enough completely shut down.