So I had excessive CPU usage by WMI Provider Host.   I turned off WMI provider host service to see what software came back giving errors.  The only errors were from Waves Central.  Any ideas?

Install the Wavesfactory Phi VST?

:D
 

These things are part of my ongoing issues with Waves.

Why can't the plugin JUST be a plugin?  Why does it need
a "Shell"?  Why does it need a WMI host?  Why all the 
excess baggage for plugins?

YMMV

<putting on tinfoil hat>
 
because Waves wants to know how you are using their plugins and if the music isn't good enough they can disable them or crash your computer because Chris Lord-Alge doesn't want his name associated with some bad music from hicksville USA and...
 
<taking off tinfoil hat>
 
Gee, that was fun. Now I can understand some of the posts I see better.
 
Honest answer, I'll bet Waves isn't really using WMI data. They likely purchased a framework to build Waves Central in that also contains WMI interfaces.
 
Dan
 
 

Dan's always right, so listen to him!