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'w3wp.exe' (IIS Worker Process) process CPU is 99% - Controller client slow, and often says "Not Responding" - caused by importing unusually large (corrupt) CSV file

Troubleshooting


Problem

Users suddenly find all their Controller sessions are very slow.
The I.T. administrator attempts to troubleshoot this by logging onto the Controller application server and looking at Task Manager. They notice that the process '' is consuming almost 100% of total CPU.

Symptom

The process 'w3wp.exe' (IIS Worker Process) runs at almost 100% CPU usage:
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This continues for a long time (at least several minutes):
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Document Location

Worldwide

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Modified date:
09 May 2025

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ibm10872054