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svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup CPU Usage in High On Windows 11

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Disable Automatic Updates for Apps

Go to Microsoft Store and disable automatic update

Stop Service using Registry Editor

navigate to this location

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UnistoreSvc

Find and double click Start entry from the right pane

You will see a new Windows and it must have 3 in its value data section. The 3 here means that the service is manual.

Then, you have to change this value to 4 to solve the issue as “4: means this service is turned off.

Remove Contents of UnistoreDB Folder

navigate here

C:\Users\profile_name\AppData\Local\Comms\UnistoreDB

and delete all files there.

References
https://www.alfintechcomputer.com/how-to-remove-svchost-exe-unistacksvcgroup-from-task-manager-of-your-computer/

Move an Application Window From Off-screen Back to Your Main Desktop

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  1. Right-click on the Windows taskbar and select Cascade windows from the pop-up menu.
  2. Hold down the Shift key, then right-click on the appropriate application icon in the Windows taskbar.
  3. On the resulting pop-up, select the Move option.
  4. Begin pressing the arrow keys on your keyboard to move the invisible window from off-screen to on-screen. Typically, you will use the left arrow to move the window from right to left.

References
https://support.ti.davidson.edu/hc/en-us/articles/115016089728-Move-an-Application-Window-From-Off-screen-Back-to-Your-Main-Desktop-Windows

Make a PyQT window bring to the front

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from win32gui import SetWindowPos
import win32con

SetWindowPos(window.winId(),
             win32con.HWND_TOPMOST, # = always on top. only reliable way to bring it to the front on windows
             0, 0, 0, 0,
             win32con.SWP_NOMOVE | win32con.SWP_NOSIZE | win32con.SWP_SHOWWINDOW)
SetWindowPos(window.winId(),
             win32con.HWND_NOTOPMOST, # disable the always on top, but leave window at its top position
             0, 0, 0, 0,
             win32con.SWP_NOMOVE | win32con.SWP_NOSIZE | win32con.SWP_SHOWWINDOW)
window.raise_()
window.show()
window.activateWindow()

References
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12118939/how-to-make-a-pyqt4-window-jump-to-the-front

Move and Click Mouse in C#

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[DllImport("user32.dll")]
public static extern void mouse_event(MouseEventFlags dwFlags, uint dx, uint dy, uint dwData, MouseEventDataXButtons dwExtraInfo);

[DllImport("User32.Dll")]
public static extern long SetCursorPos(int x, int y);
[Flags]
public enum MouseEventFlags : uint
{
    LEFTDOWN = 0x00000002,
    LEFTUP = 0x00000004,
    MIDDLEDOWN = 0x00000020,
    MIDDLEUP = 0x00000040,
    MOVE = 0x00000001,
    ABSOLUTE = 0x00008000,
    RIGHTDOWN = 0x00000008,
    RIGHTUP = 0x00000010,
    WHEEL = 0x00000800,
    XDOWN = 0x00000080,
    XUP = 0x00000100
}

//Use the values of this enum for the 'dwData' parameter
//to specify an X button when using MouseEventFlags.XDOWN or
//MouseEventFlags.XUP for the dwFlags parameter.
public enum MouseEventDataXButtons : uint
{
    XBUTTON1 = 0x00000001,
    XBUTTON2 = 0x00000002
}
public static void MoveMouse(int x, int y)
{
    PInvoke.SetCursorPos(x, y);
}

public static void ClickMouse(int x, int y)
{
    PInvoke.mouse_event(MouseEventFlags.LEFTDOWN | MouseEventFlags.ABSOLUTE, (uint)x, (uint)y, 0, 0);
    Thread.Sleep(10);
    PInvoke.mouse_event(MouseEventFlags.LEFTUP | MouseEventFlags.ABSOLUTE, (uint)x, (uint)y, 0, 0);
}

References
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13520705/move-mouse-to-position-and-left-click
http://www.pinvoke.net/default.aspx/user32.mouse_event
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8050825/how-to-move-mouse-cursor-using-c
https://www.pinvoke.net/default.aspx/user32.setcursorpos