What Is Wsappx?
Two separate background services are included in the wsappx process.
Lets see the services respectively.
![]()
To disable unnecessary services in Windows 10 is a good way to reduce the boot time of your machine.
This post tells how to disable and what to safely disable.
What Is AppX Deployment Service (AppXSVC)?

The store applications are deployed by the AppX Deployment Service.
Those Universal Windows Platform applications are distributed as AppX packages, then it gets the name.
In other words, this process can be used to install, uninstall, and update store applications.
![]()
Some people have faced this problem that the Windows 10 store not working.
This post will provide 4 useful and powerful methods to solve this problem.
This is the reason that you may see this process using CPU and disk resources in the background.

What Is Client License Service (ClipSVC)?
The ClipSVC background process handles infrastructure support for the Store on Windows 10.
The wsappx service process seems to be basically the same as ClipSVC.
It has a different name on Windows 8.
You wont see the wsappx service process on Windows 10.
Why Does Wsappx Consume So Much CPU?
You may encounter the wsappx high CPU issue.
Why does it happen?
To do that, you oughta launch theStoreapplication, click your user icon and then select theSettingsoption.
Set theUpdate apps automaticallyslider toOff.
This screen shows all updates for installed applications and you are allowed to install them.
Thus, its not recommended to disable wsappx if you use any of them.
Final Words
To sum up, this post has introduced some information on wsappx.
it’s possible for you to know what it is and why it is running on your PC.
I hope this post can be helpful to you.