diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fe132e4052..4b314e4b76 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ Main (unreleased)
 
 - Bump snmp_exporter and embedded modules to 0.27.0. Add support for multi-module handling by comma separation and expose argument to increase SNMP polling concurrency for `prometheus.exporter.snmp`. (@v-zhuravlev)
 
+- Reduce CPU usage of `loki.source.windowsevent` by up to 60% by updating the bookmark file every 10 seconds instead of after every event. (@wildum)
+
 - Add support for pushv1.PusherService Connect API in `pyroscope.receive_http`. (@simonswine)
 
 - Add support for path prefixes in `pyroscope.scrape` to allow scraping targets behind a proxy or with custom URL paths. (@korniltsev)
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ Main (unreleased)
 
 - Change profile handling in `pyroscope.receive_http` and `pyroscope.write` components to use in-memory processing instead of pipes. (@marcsanmi)
 
+
 v1.6.1
 -----------------
 
diff --git a/internal/component/loki/source/windowsevent/bookmark.go b/internal/component/loki/source/windowsevent/bookmark.go
index c6882a4372..b18fa6a06e 100644
--- a/internal/component/loki/source/windowsevent/bookmark.go
+++ b/internal/component/loki/source/windowsevent/bookmark.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //go:build windows
 // +build windows
 
-// This code is copied from Promtail v1.6.2-0.20231004111112-07cbef92268a with minor changes.
+// This code is adapted from loki/promtail. Last revision used to port changes to Alloy was v1.6.2-0.20231004111112-07cbef92268a.
 
 package windowsevent
 
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ import (
 	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/natefinch/atomic"
+	uberAtomic "go.uber.org/atomic"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/loki/v3/clients/pkg/promtail/targets/windows/win_eventlog"
+	"github.com/natefinch/atomic"
 )
 
 type bookMark struct {
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ type bookMark struct {
 	isNew  bool
 	path   string
 	buf    []byte
+
+	bookmarkStr *uberAtomic.String
 }
 
 // newBookMark creates a new windows event bookmark.
@@ -33,19 +36,21 @@ func newBookMark(path string) (*bookMark, error) {
 	_, err := os.Stat(path)
 	// creates a new bookmark file if none exists.
 	if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
-		_, err := os.Create(path)
+		f, err := os.Create(path)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
+		defer f.Close()
 		bm, err := win_eventlog.CreateBookmark("")
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		return &bookMark{
-			handle: bm,
-			path:   path,
-			isNew:  true,
-			buf:    buf,
+			handle:      bm,
+			path:        path,
+			isNew:       true,
+			buf:         buf,
+			bookmarkStr: uberAtomic.NewString(""),
 		}, nil
 	}
 	if err != nil {
@@ -74,18 +79,24 @@ func newBookMark(path string) (*bookMark, error) {
 		}
 	}
 	return &bookMark{
-		handle: bm,
-		path:   path,
-		isNew:  fileString == "",
-		buf:    buf,
+		handle:      bm,
+		path:        path,
+		isNew:       fileString == "",
+		buf:         buf,
+		bookmarkStr: uberAtomic.NewString(""),
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// save Saves the bookmark at the current event position.
-func (b *bookMark) save(event win_eventlog.EvtHandle) error {
+func (b *bookMark) update(event win_eventlog.EvtHandle) error {
 	newBookmark, err := win_eventlog.UpdateBookmark(b.handle, event, b.buf)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return atomic.WriteFile(b.path, bytes.NewReader([]byte(newBookmark)))
+	b.bookmarkStr.Store(newBookmark)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// save Saves the bookmark at the current event position.
+func (b *bookMark) save() error {
+	return atomic.WriteFile(b.path, bytes.NewReader([]byte(b.bookmarkStr.Load())))
 }
diff --git a/internal/component/loki/source/windowsevent/component_test.go b/internal/component/loki/source/windowsevent/component_test.go
index 8969a98bfb..2f3af0c534 100644
--- a/internal/component/loki/source/windowsevent/component_test.go
+++ b/internal/component/loki/source/windowsevent/component_test.go
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/common/model"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.uber.org/goleak"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/windows/svc/eventlog"
 )
 
 func TestEventLogger(t *testing.T) {
+	defer goleak.VerifyNone(t, goleak.IgnoreTopFunction("go.opencensus.io/stats/view.(*worker).start"))
 	var loggerName = "alloy_test"
 	//Setup Windows Event log with the log source name and logging levels
 	_ = eventlog.InstallAsEventCreate(loggerName, eventlog.Info|eventlog.Warning|eventlog.Error)
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ func TestEventLogger(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestLegacyBookmarkConversion(t *testing.T) {
-
+	defer goleak.VerifyNone(t, goleak.IgnoreTopFunction("go.opencensus.io/stats/view.(*worker).start"))
 	bookmarkText := `<BookmarkList>
   <Bookmark Channel='Application' RecordId='415060' IsCurrent='true'/>
 </BookmarkList>`
@@ -112,4 +114,10 @@ func TestLegacyBookmarkConversion(t *testing.T) {
 	dd, _ := os.ReadFile(c.args.BookmarkPath)
 	// The New function will convert via calling update.
 	require.True(t, string(dd) == bookmarkText)
+
+	// Run the component and cancel it to stop the target that was started in New()
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	ctx, cancelFunc := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 10*time.Second)
+	go c.Run(ctx)
+	cancelFunc()
 }
diff --git a/internal/component/loki/source/windowsevent/component_windows.go b/internal/component/loki/source/windowsevent/component_windows.go
index 2d65e7ec74..0dae7c393e 100644
--- a/internal/component/loki/source/windowsevent/component_windows.go
+++ b/internal/component/loki/source/windowsevent/component_windows.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/loki/v3/clients/pkg/promtail/api"
 	"github.com/grafana/loki/v3/clients/pkg/promtail/scrapeconfig"
@@ -116,10 +117,13 @@ func (c *Component) Update(args component.Arguments) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	winTarget, err := NewTarget(c.opts.Logger, c.handle, nil, convertConfig(newArgs))
+	// Same as the loki.source.file sync position period
+	bookmarkSyncPeriod := 10 * time.Second
+	winTarget, err := NewTarget(c.opts.Logger, c.handle, nil, convertConfig(newArgs), bookmarkSyncPeriod)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
 	// Stop the original target.
 	if c.target != nil {
 		err := c.target.Stop()
diff --git a/internal/component/loki/source/windowsevent/target.go b/internal/component/loki/source/windowsevent/target.go
index d18ad47115..52eafe97b1 100644
--- a/internal/component/loki/source/windowsevent/target.go
+++ b/internal/component/loki/source/windowsevent/target.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //go:build windows
 // +build windows
 
-// This code is copied from Promtail v1.6.2-0.20231004111112-07cbef92268a with minor changes.
+// This code is adapted from loki/promtail. Last revision used to port changes to Alloy was v1.6.2-0.20231004111112-07cbef92268a.
 
 package windowsevent
 
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ func NewTarget(
 	handler api.EntryHandler,
 	relabel []*relabel.Config,
 	cfg *scrapeconfig.WindowsEventsTargetConfig,
+	bookmarkSyncPeriod time.Duration,
 ) (*Target, error) {
 	sigEvent, err := windows.CreateEvent(nil, 0, 0, nil)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ func NewTarget(
 		t.cfg.PollInterval = 3 * time.Second
 	}
 	go t.loop()
+	go t.updateBookmark(bookmarkSyncPeriod)
 	return t, nil
 }
 
@@ -120,15 +122,17 @@ func (t *Target) loop() {
 			}
 			t.err = nil
 			// we have received events to handle.
-			for i, entry := range t.renderEntries(events) {
+			for _, entry := range t.renderEntries(events) {
 				t.handler.Chan() <- entry
-				if err := t.bm.save(handles[i]); err != nil {
+			}
+			if len(handles) != 0 {
+				err = t.bm.update(handles[len(handles)-1])
+				if err != nil {
 					t.err = err
-					level.Error(util_log.Logger).Log("msg", "error saving bookmark", "err", err)
+					level.Error(util_log.Logger).Log("msg", "error updating in-memory bookmark", "err", err)
 				}
 			}
 			win_eventlog.Close(handles)
-
 		}
 		// no more messages we wait for next poll timer tick.
 		select {
@@ -139,6 +143,32 @@ func (t *Target) loop() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (t *Target) updateBookmark(bookmarkSyncPeriod time.Duration) {
+	t.wg.Add(1)
+
+	bookmarkTick := time.NewTicker(bookmarkSyncPeriod)
+	defer func() {
+		bookmarkTick.Stop()
+		t.wg.Done()
+	}()
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-bookmarkTick.C:
+			t.saveBookmarkPosition()
+		case <-t.done:
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (t *Target) saveBookmarkPosition() {
+	if err := t.bm.save(); err != nil {
+		t.err = err
+		level.Error(util_log.Logger).Log("msg", "error saving bookmark", "err", err)
+	}
+}
+
 // renderEntries renders Loki entries from windows event logs
 func (t *Target) renderEntries(events []win_eventlog.Event) []api.Entry {
 	res := make([]api.Entry, 0, len(events))
@@ -226,5 +256,6 @@ func (t *Target) Stop() error {
 	close(t.done)
 	t.wg.Wait()
 	t.handler.Stop()
+	t.saveBookmarkPosition()
 	return t.err
 }
diff --git a/internal/component/loki/source/windowsevent/target_test.go b/internal/component/loki/source/windowsevent/target_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..074bcb9f61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/component/loki/source/windowsevent/target_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+//go:build windows
+
+package windowsevent
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/go-kit/kit/log"
+	"github.com/grafana/alloy/internal/component/common/loki/utils"
+	"github.com/grafana/loki/v3/clients/pkg/promtail/api"
+	"github.com/grafana/loki/v3/clients/pkg/promtail/scrapeconfig"
+	"github.com/prometheus/common/model"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.uber.org/goleak"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/windows/svc/eventlog"
+)
+
+func TestBookmarkUpdate(t *testing.T) {
+	defer goleak.VerifyNone(t, goleak.IgnoreTopFunction("go.opencensus.io/stats/view.(*worker).start"))
+
+	var loggerName = "alloy_test"
+	_ = eventlog.InstallAsEventCreate(loggerName, eventlog.Info|eventlog.Warning|eventlog.Error)
+	wlog, err := eventlog.Open(loggerName)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	dirPath := "bookmarktest"
+	filePath := path.Join(dirPath, "bookmark.xml")
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(path.Dir(filePath), 700))
+	defer func() {
+		require.NoError(t, os.RemoveAll(dirPath))
+	}()
+
+	scrapeConfig := &scrapeconfig.WindowsEventsTargetConfig{
+		Locale:               0,
+		EventlogName:         "Application",
+		Query:                "*",
+		UseIncomingTimestamp: false,
+		BookmarkPath:         filePath,
+		PollInterval:         10 * time.Millisecond,
+		ExcludeEventData:     false,
+		ExcludeEventMessage:  false,
+		ExcludeUserData:      false,
+		Labels:               utils.ToLabelSet(map[string]string{"job": "windows"}),
+	}
+	handle := &handler{handler: make(chan api.Entry)}
+	winTarget, err := NewTarget(log.NewLogfmtLogger(os.Stderr), handle, nil, scrapeConfig, 1000*time.Millisecond)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	tm := time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
+	err = wlog.Info(2, tm)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	select {
+	case e := <-handle.handler:
+		require.Equal(t, model.LabelValue("windows"), e.Labels["job"])
+	case <-time.After(3 * time.Second):
+		require.FailNow(t, "failed waiting for event")
+	}
+	winTarget.Stop()
+
+	require.NoError(t, wlog.Close())
+
+	content, err := os.ReadFile(filePath)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	// check that only the start because the RecordId changes
+	require.Contains(t, string(content), "<BookmarkList>\r\n  <Bookmark Channel='Application' RecordId=")
+}