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High CPU usage even when not using DevHome #3678

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Dev Home version

0.1601.561.0

Windows build number

10.0.22631.4037

Other software

OS Build Version: 10.0.22631.4037.amd64fre.ni_release.220506-1250
.NET Version: .NET 8.0.6

Steps to reproduce the bug

Using Windows, suddenly I saw this thing "CoreWidgetProvider" in Task Manager labeled with "Very High Power Usage", and not dropping.

Expected result

Not having an app that I don't even use constantly using CPU on my machine for no reason, even when I didn't start it.

Actual result

The app used CPU on my machine for no apparent reason and started running in background by itself for some reason. Also the process name was quite confusing, at first I thought the Windows task bar widgets were the issue. You should probably rename "CoreWidgetProvider" to "DevHomeWidgets" or something like that.

Included System Information

CPU: 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-13900KF
Physical Memory: 63.82GB (41.31GB free)
Processor Architecture: x64

Included Extensions Information

Extensions:
Microsoft.Windows.DevHome_0.1601.561.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe (Core Widget Extension)
Microsoft.Windows.DevHome_0.1601.561.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe (Hyper-V Extension)
Microsoft.Windows.DevHome_0.1601.561.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe (Windows Subsystem for Linux Extension)

Widget Service:
MicrosoftWindows.Client.WebExperience_524.18500.10.0_x64__cw5n1h2txyewy

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