The installation of Acronis True Image, even when not actively used, can cause excessive CPU usage by Explorer.exe due to frequent calls to system functions intended for process enumeration. This leads to noticeable performance degradation, especially during USB monitor plug/unplug actions. Acronis acknowledges the issue and plans a fix, while users can mitigate the problem by uninstalling the software or removing specific registry entries.
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