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Re:High CPU use by taskhost.exe when Windows 8.1 user name c... by _kst_ on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @12:18PM (#11714849)
Does Windows accept non-ASCII characters in account names? If so, you could use MRIüser.

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Re:High CPU use by taskhost.exe when Windows 8.1 user name c... by gknoy on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @12:57PM (#11715194)
I don't think you're allowed to have metal near an MRI. ;)
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Re:High CPU use by taskhost.exe when Windows 8.1 user name c... by bryondowd on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @12:30PM (#11714952)
Only if you are trying to give the users of your MRI an aneurysm. Which is a bit of irony, I think.
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Re:High CPU use by taskhost.exe when Windows 8.1 user name c... by Piskvorrr on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @06:51AM (#11721002)
That sounds perfectly safe and there's nothing to worry about. (Not)
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