Fans went wild after small update, won't slow down!

Windows 11

For context,
**PC Specs** _Intel i7 14700KF, MSI Nvidia RTX 4070 Super_

So I woke up this morning and got some sort of notification on my PC that it needed to restart to install an update... (I was still half asleep, so I do not remember what it even said at this point, but I accepted and installed it.)

**AS SOON** as the computer restarted to allow the update to take effect, my PC fans went **CRAZY**.

They sped up and have not slowed down **ALL DAY**.

Nothing I do will cause them to slow down to normal speed.

They are currently sitting around 40% of max, and WILL NOT stop, no matter if I try adjusting them in my Armoury Crate settings, or even adjusting them in the BIOS (press F2 on start).

What gives?

Somewhere, something is using a heck of a lot of memory in the background (36% usage).

The biggest ones I see usage-wise are:

Windows Module Installer Worker ~850mb,
Antimalware Service Executable ~260mb,

How can I resolve this?

Posted May 5, 2025, 2:07 AM UTC

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