computer performance

Many Windows 10 users are familiar with the convenience of a rapid boot process, but far fewer understand the mechanism—fast startup—that makes this possible. Debuting with Windows 8 as "Fast Boot," fast startup remains integral in both Windows 10 and Windows 11, promising to help users shave...

The insidious creep of slow boot times is a problem that plagued even the most powerful Windows PCs, and for most users, the culprit is hiding in plain sight: startup tasks. Over time, as users install more applications and utilities, their systems become weighed down not necessarily by the mere...

For many Windows 11 users—particularly those running older hardware or struggling with resource constraints—complaints of sluggish performance have become all too familiar. Despite a modern user interface and ambitious AI features, Windows 11 has in some configurations felt less responsive than...

When weighing the decision to upgrade a Windows 11 PC, the landscape has changed dramatically in just a few years—and the benefits extend far beyond the simple excitement of owning new hardware. Today’s PC market, fueled by advances from major chipmakers and dramatic shifts in component pricing...

Windows File Explorer is an essential part of the computing experience for millions of users worldwide, acting as the central hub for accessing files, documents, media, and all the key elements stored on PCs. Yet nothing disrupts workflow like a suddenly sluggish or unresponsive File Explorer...

Navigating the digital landscape of Windows can sometimes feel like steering a ship through a sea of shortcuts, settings, and the occasional iceberg of inefficiency. Many users develop habits that, while seemingly harmless, can lead to a sluggish system, security vulnerabilities, or just plain...

Hi. If anybody could take a look I would be very grateful. This started a few months ago, when Chrome and Brave browsers regularly would close, if my computer went to sleep. Everytime I woke it up the browsers would be closed. A month ago I resintalled Windows 11 as I thought that would fix it...

Hi, There was a little updating done a few days ago, a couple of hundred megs, however since then the computer has cut out three times. Does these mean anything? I don't use bluez so will disable that but not sure what these logs are saying? Windows 10 crashed the other day so might not be just...

I have a relatively new desktop running Windows 10. Recently it started waking from hibernation (I haven’t tested it with sleep mode, but I assume it would do the same) every 5 minutes from approximately midnight until approximately 2:00 AM. When I say every 5 minutes I mean exactly every 5...

Last year I obtained a free Windows 8 laptop from my neighbor (can't complain about that!). It has worked very well for me until recent months. For whatever reason, the file explorer will randomly stop showing all folders in the side bar and (often) the main window. All I can see is little...

When I copy a file from the server the copying process becomes slower and slower until the screen goes off and after some time a message is displayed "Display Driver Has Stopped Responding and has recovered." But the file is copied. What could be the reason for this. We have a N/w of 3 computers.

So my computer for the last 2 days has been pissing me off. I start it up, I login, as soon as I login I can sensor things wrong as it takes much longer than it normally does. When done logging in, it shows my background and nothing else, it shows the toolbar with only the windows logo and I...

Starting months ago, this would happen very infrequently. But now it's to the point that I want to burn my computer to ash. The mouse will freeze for 4 seconds avg. But nothing else will freeze. I know this because, say I'm playing a video game. My mouse will freeze, but I can still walk...

I answered a question on Quora about what are the first programs you install on a new computer. I gave my basic list of utilities i.e. CCleaner, Agent Ransack, HWMonitor, Defraggler, Malwarebytes Pro, SuperAntiSpyware, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, etc. Another computer geek posted back...

Hi Today Windows Defender came up with Malware for the first time ever! It found "Trojan:Win32/peals.flcl" When I looked at the location it said it was in a file called Desktop Lara that's been on my computer for years. If offered to remove it so I did. I then ran Malwarebytes and...

Hi everyone! I stumbled upon your fine forum earlier today as I was looking for people who had the same problem and maybe a solution to my problem. I'm currently experiencing these two BSODs when my computer is left on but idle; as in, I'll leave my computer after a long session of a video...

hello i have 4 gb ram on my pc.. but on my computer with windows 8 says 3.00 usable.. why? how to fix this? see the screenshot please Link Removed

My computer crash when i play videogames and used the browser, this problem started 2 month ago when i installed and Civilization 5 and get a BSOD while was playing this game and listen a youtube video. I thought obviously was driver related, i unistalled the drivers in safe mode using DDU...

Good afternoon, I am hoping for some help diagnosing my issue with constant MEMORY_MANAGEMENT BSODs in Windows 10. I get these every 15-20 minutes on average, sometimes occurring immediately after boot, sometimes after around an hour, but the system is pretty much unusable in its current state...

I bought a new ACER computer w/win 10 and downloaded the old Ver 7 Classic Solitaire game to replace the *&ap games that came pre-loaded. This all occurred early last fall. Since then, I've played a couple 1000 games. Over time, I've come to realize the games repeated. This was a shock, since I...