What is Cisvc.exe and why does it slow down my computer

There’s many mysterious services and processes hogging Windows, and Cisvc.exe is one of them. A quick Google search on the topic reveals little more than a few sentences on what it is. So we’ve decided to explain it in detail, and let you know how to stop it from slowing down your computer once and for all.

Cisvc.exe, or “Content Indexing Service,” is actually a program that’s part of the central Windows OS indexing service. It’s purpose is to monitor the indexing service to make sure it doesn’t use too many resources in terms of memory and CPU usage. Outside of the indexing service, Cisvc.exe is also used to monitor other low-memory situations, as well as a popular name for a certain type of spyware software- more on that later.

The problem with Cisvc.exe is that while it’s supposed to help memory hogging situations, it sometimes does the opposite and hogs resources itself. If you’ve ever taken a closer look at the CPU usage of Cisvc.exe, you’d see that it can sometimes use as much as 90 to 100 percent of your systems resources. The irony is that a program designed to help rid your system of resource-intensive applications and processes, hogs your resources while it’s working, which in turn slows your computer down considerably.