Try running this command in an instance of cmd prompt and paste the content that you see in the notepad within your next reply:
[code]sc query "WinHttpAutoProxySvc" > 0 & notepad 0 & del /f/q 0[/code]
I'll let Wrench97 focus on your BSOD's, but for the CPU spiking, I know some people have this issue with this particular service. You can stop it and set it to Manual to test if it's currently active.
