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Hello,<br />
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<b>Is the following a legitimate program and can/should it be removed?</b><br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <b><i>Service Host: Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider</i></b><br />
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It's the top CPU user on my system (per Task Manager) and is using up to 15% of the CPU.<br />
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Thanks
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Hello,

Is the following a legitimate program and can/should it be removed?

        Service Host: Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider

It's the top CPU user on my system (per Task Manager) and is using up to 15% of the CPU.

Thanks

Is Service Host: Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider legit?

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