Microsoft Language IME high CPU usage on Windows 11/10

Yes Microsoft Language IME shows high CPU usage in your task manager Windows 11/10 computer, then this post is sure to help. Some users have reported that Microsoft IME when running results in CPU usage of around 30% or more, which makes it difficult for users to smoothly use other applications. If you’re having this problem, the solutions in this article might help.

What is Microsoft IME in Task Manager?

Microsoft IME is a Input method editor which helps users enter text in a language that otherwise cannot be represented easily on a standard QWERTY keyboard. Microsoft IME works on physical or hardware keyboards as well as on-screen keyboards. Chinese IME and Japanese IME languages ​​used to input Chinese characters and Japanese characters are an example of Microsoft IME language.

If you have Chinese IME or another Microsoft IME language installed, you can change your keyboard layout to that particular language and then type in that specific Microsoft IME language. When a Microsoft IME is running on your Windows 11/10 computer, you can see it in the Process Task Manager tab. In some cases, if you are using Microsoft IME language (mainly Chinese IME language), it can lead to high CPU usage, which can be seen in the Processes tab of Task Manager. If you are facing such problem, you can try the solutions mentioned below to use Microsoft IME properly.

Fix Microsoft Language IME high CPU usage

Here is a list of solutions that might help you fix the high CPU usage issue in Microsoft IME:

1. End Microsoft IME process using Task Manager
2. Set startup type for touch keyboard and handwriting panel service to manual
3. Uninstall Windows Update KB4516058
4. Restore the original ownership of ChsIME.exe.

Let’s see these solutions.

1]End the Microsoft IME process using Task Manager

Try this basic solution and see if the Microsoft language IME works normally again. Here are the steps:

1. Open Task Manager of your Windows 11/10 computer
2. Access Process tongue
3. Scroll down to find Microsoft IME process
4. Right click on the Microsoft IME process
5. Select the Final task option.

2]Set startup type for touch keyboard and handwriting panel service to manual

This solution worked for many users. The steps for using the solution are as follows:

1. Click on the search box of your Windows 11/10 computer
2. Type services in the search box
3. press the Enter key to open the Services window
4. Scroll the page
5. Double-click Touch keyboard service and handwriting panel
6. In the General tab, click the scrolling menu available for the Start type section
7. In this menu, select the Manual option
8. press the To apply button
9. press the Okay button.

Now check if your Microsoft IME is working properly and CPU usage is correct.

3]Uninstall Windows Update KB4516058

Many users reported that after installing Windows update KB4516058 which was for Chinese IME, high CPU issue started. So, if this is the case, you can simply uninstall Windows update KB4516058. Windows 11/10 operating system provides an inbuilt option to uninstall Windows updates including Windows update KB4516058. You can access the Installed updates window and then remove this update.

4]Restore original ownership of ChsIME.exe

If the high CPU usage occurred due to Microsoft Simplified Chinese IME (ChsIME.exe), it is possible that its original owner has changed. So in this case you need to restore the original ownership of ChsIME.exe. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Open Task Manager of your Windows 11/10 computer
2. Go to the Process tongue
3. Scroll down to find Microsoft IME process
4. Right click on the Microsoft IME to treat
5. Click on the Open File Location option. A folder will open where that particular Microsoft IME file will already be selected
6. Right-click on this Microsoft IME file (in this case, ChsIME.exe)
7. Click on the Properties option. A properties box for this Microsoft IME will open
8. Go to the Security tongue
9. Hit it Advanced button available for special permissions or advanced settings. A Advanced security settings window will open for that particular Microsoft IME file
10. Click on the Change button available for Owner section in this window
11. A Select user or group the box will open. In this box, type Administrators in the Enter the name of the object to select the text field
12. press the Okay button
13. You will return to the Advanced Security Settings window. press the Okay button to close this window
14. You will now return to the Properties area of ​​this Microsoft IME file. Go to the Security tongue
15. Select the SYSTEM option available in Group or user names section
16. Click on the Edit… button available for To change permissions field
17. A Permissions the box will appear. In this box, select SYSTEM available in Group or user names section
18. Now under the Permissions for SYSTEM section, check the box of the read or execute line available for Refuse column
19. press the Okay button to close the Permissions box
20. You will return to Properties box of this Microsoft IME file. There, click on the Advanced button available for special permissions or advanced settings what you did in step 9
21. Hit it Change button available for Owner section in this window like you did in step 10
22. The User or Group selection box will open. This time type NT SERVICETrustedInstaller in this box under the Enter the name of the object to select the text field
23. Click on the Okay button. This will restore the original ownership of CHsIME.exe
24. You will return to Advanced security settings the window. Click on the Okay button in this window to close it
25. After pressing the OK button, you will return to the properties box. Again, press the Okay button in this box
26. Finally, restart your computer.

That’s all! This should solve your problem.

Read next: Input Method Editor (IME) is disabled in Windows 11/10.

How can I get rid of Microsoft IME?

If you want to remove Microsoft IME from your Windows 11/10 computer for a particular language, you can do so using the Settings application. You need to go to where all the languages ​​are installed by you. After that, go to Language options of this Microsoft IME language. There you will see Microsoft IME under the Keyboards section. This is where you will be able to remove that particular Microsoft IME for that language.