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Windows 10 Windows 10 hangs after long time idling - cpu issue?
Hi my pc: 108500K stock 4800mhz 2x16 GB DDR4 GSKILL 3200mhz XMP Seasonic Tx-850 Ultra Titanium Gigabyte Rtx 3090 Gaming OC Aorus Z490 Pro Gaming 1 TB SSD I have updated Windows 10 to H20,the newest version. I installed windows 10 month ago with new pc. So far so good,games not crashing all...- sew333
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- background apps chrome diagnostics error checking event viewer freezes gaming hardware testing idle memory test msi afterburner occt pc components performance real bench system hang system stability system update windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 10 Disk 100 percent and slowing down pc
Help I'm encountering 100 percent disk problem as you can see in this picture I have tried everything to fix it like disabling sys main windows search and background and start-up apps I also did an antivirus scan but there were no threats detected then I try to run a dism command then I checked...- ComputerBoii
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- 100% disk antivirus background apps computer issues disk usage dism error checking factory reset game installation maintenance msi motherboard performance issues performance tips resource management seagate startup system specs tech support windows settings windows troubleshooting
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 A lot of cpu is being used, but opening the task manager drastically reduces it. Why?
I have an Intel i7, and at times I can hear my laptop doing a lot work. I open the task manager to see which app uses so much cpu, and I'd see the cpu usage would be 100%, and 5 seconds later it'd drop down to 20%. I'm pretty sure it's not a visual bug in the task manager because I can literally...- Heera
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- application load background apps cpu usage high usage intel i7 laptop performance monitoring optimization performance tuning power management process resources task manager thermal throttling troubleshooting usage drop user experience windows windows tools
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- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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Windows 7 Installing Chrome browser on a Windows 7 IE 11 computer
Can anyone help me with the installation of the Chrome browser on a Windows 7 SP1 with Internet Explorer desktop computer? I would like to try it but a year or so ago I installed Chrome and I had an awful time with my computer. It really slowed down and had mouse lag. I could not figure out what...- spetho2001
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- alternatives background apps browser chrome compatibility google hardware acceleration ie11 installation performance performance issues settings sp1 technology troubleshooting uninstall update user experience web browsing windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 10 Black screen issue after using Pc for 5-7 mins of use
I installed windowns 10 on a newly build Pc and after I switched on Pc and started to install mother board drivers(its not coz of motherboard driver),my screen goes black then goes back to normal but with no mouse,apps running on backgroud but no GUI on screen,after I restart PC the monitor...- Sagar169
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- background apps black screen configuration display drivers gui problem hardware installation malfunction monitor issues new build reinstall windows software conflict startup system crash testing timeout troubleshooting user experience windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Slow internet after upgrade
So I recently upgraded to win 10 from win 7 and my internet speed is really slow. I went from 8mbs to 0.7mbs. Cant watch streams and it takes a while to open any sites. Meanwhile on my laptop which is using win 8 the internet is fine on that, even when im connected to the internet on my win 10...- Seaney203
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- background apps connection issues downgrade drivers internet speed laptop status network fixes performance recovery media reset pc slow internet streaming task manager tech support troubleshooting upgrade user experience windows 10 windows 7 windows update
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Check your settings immediately
Check your setting on your pc immediately if you installed the updates for Windows 10 Tuesday. A lot of my pc's settings changed, as Tuesday's update gave us a new version of Windows 10. Setting's it changed on my pc: Power Plan got switched from High Performance to Balanced. Privacy/Background...- brkkab
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- background apps configuration performance power plan privacy settings system changes update version windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Fan speeding up with no reason in windows 10
Okay having a very annoying issue with win10 as of late and its been baffling the heck out of me, my CPU fan without any good reason speeds up every so often in windows 10. It doesnt do it in Linux, I have tried an array of software removals, virus scans, system shutdowns, cleaning dust out my...- Ralph Bromley
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- antivirus background apps cortana cpu dust removal fan speed hardware intel cooler issues linux software system performance system tray tech support troubleshooting virus scan windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Xbox One to Add Background App, Dev Kit Support- Report
Xbox One updates that Microsoft has in the works will allow for apps to run in the background and the system to be used as a dev kit, according to a new report. After announcing last month that universal Windows 10 apps are coming to Xbox One , The Verge reports Microsoft will offer further...- News
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- background apps build conference devkit gaming microsoft support universal apps update windows 10 xbox one
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Windows 8 Memory maxed. How to free up Ram?
Hello, this summer, my wife and I purchased a new HP F9H96UA#ABA and it has windows 8. We don't have a touch screen, and like many others, I miss windows 7. It has an AMD A8 Processor, and 4gb of ram. We are not doing intense gaming, etc, but we mostly surf, and pictures, etc. I downloaded...- BLD 25
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- amd processor background apps hp laptop memory performance ram startup apps upgrade windows 7 windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Windows keeps switching back to desktop
I don't know if this is the right forum to post this but if its not then I am sorry. Hi thanks for talking the time to help me, hopefully you can. I have been having this issue for some time now and it seems to be getting worse. Basically whenever I am am playing a game or watching a movie...- scotty1105
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- background apps desktop frustration full screen gaming hp envy laptop issues minimizing performance screen interruptions settings software issues tech support troubleshooting update user experience video playback windows windows 8.1
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Windows 7 Getting BSOD randomly while playing games , surfing internet, starting computer
Hi, i've been having random bsod's lately and need help :( While i play games, surf the internet and do pretty much anything these bsods will just appear. It started about a week ago. The BSOD's im getting are 0x00000f4 and 0x000000a. Im running windows 7 ultimate intel i7 870 (not...- icepig
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- asus background apps bsod computer issues drivers error codes gaming hardware issues hdd intel kaspersky nvidia performance issues ram random crashes system issues system performance tech support troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 7 Sudden and extreme slowdown Shutdown, boot and hibernate
I was regularly using Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit with no problems what so ever from the OS until 2 days back. Since then, suddenly my laptop is taking a lot of time to boot, shutdown or hibernate- surprisingly no noticeable slow down while turning on from hibernation. Entering and exiting...- alternatorone
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- asus background apps boot eset security hardware hdd activity hibernate intel laptop issues nvidia performance power management ram shutdown slowdown system restore troubleshooting update windows 7
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Windows 7 How tell what's using my RAM
I have 4GB RAM on my notebook and a few apps running in the background. I'd like to know if there's a way to find out what's eating my RAM (at rest, about 75% of it is in use). I have Process Explorer - but that only tells me the % CPU used by app.- Nisko
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- background apps diagnostics memory notebook performance process explorer ram resource usage system monitor task manager
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Windows 7 World of Warcraft Issues
I don't really know where to put this as it is strictly related to my games. I'm having a problem with Windows 7 that none of my friends are having. When I play WoW my system will go a couple minutes really slowly. WoW will drop to 4 fps and The rest of my programs will go really slowly. Then a...- TehWaffler
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- background apps cpu performance directx dxdiag fps game issues game optimization gaming graphics card graphics driver high definition audio lag memory usage nvidia performance resource monitor video acceleration windows 7 world of warcraft
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Windows 7 Memory
Link Removed due to 404 Error No free memory i could say. Okay let`s start with de begining. I`ve had installed the free RC1 win7 from Microsoft site in june or july, i don`t know exactly. Everything worked fine till now. Everytime when my computer starts, the utorrent stars too, i had no...- kwL
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- background apps inter core2duo memory performance ram system specs task manager utorrent windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 How to Disable Caps Lock and Other Keys in Windows
Check this out. A small application that runs in the background lets you disable caps, num and scroll lock keys and more. Link Removed If you never want to use the Caps Lock key again, you have plenty of other options: You can disable or remap any key in Windows, use TabsLock to make it...- loathe
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- application autohotkey background apps caps lock disable keys geek key remapping numlocker registry windows
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- Forum: Desktop Customization