cpu usage

Windows users, rejoice! The latest news from the tech grapevine brings tidings of efficiency—a word that has not always been synonymous with Windows updates. As of October 25, 2024, Microsoft has rolled out significant enhancements in Windows 11 with the version 24H2 upgrade, triming down...

Ah, the familiar sigh of despair that accompanies a surprise Windows update. Just when you’re ready to dive into your latest project or binge-watch that TV series, your computer decides it’s a perfect moment to reboot and install yet another update. The struggle is real, but fear not! Microsoft...

The recent introduction of Windows 11 24H2 has brought with it a plethora of enhancements, with one of the most notable being a significant reduction in CPU usage during updates. Microsoft is making a concerted effort to improve the experience of updating Windows—an activity often considered a...

If you're a Windows 11 user and have been feeling the heat—not just from your computer's performance but from your CPU utilization skyrocketing due to AVCTP, fear not! You're not alone in this digital battlefield. Many users have reported a similar experience, particularly when engaging with...

In a recently published article on Neowin, it's reported that Microsoft has released cumulative updates aimed at resolving performance issues and high CPU usage that some users experienced on Windows Server 2019. This fix comes as a relief for server administrators and enterprise users who have...

In recent discussions surrounding Windows 10 and Windows 11, one executable has captured the attention of users experiencing performance issues: SecurityHealthSystray.exe. This file, representing the Security Health System Tray, is responsible for delivering critical information on your system's...

It may or may not have come after an update, but Edge constantly uses too much CPU. Even closing it down doesn't kill the process and it keeps using CPU, I have to kill the process myself. Edge doesn't start at boot. Edge's behavior is also abnormal. If I click on the title bar, the computer...

Hi everyone, I'm currently managing a Link Removed and I'm interested in monitoring its performance to ensure optimal operation. I'm looking for recommendations on the best tools for this purpose. Ideally, I'd like tools that can track CPU usage, memory consumption, disk I/O, and network...

I've been using Windows server 2012R2 Standard for almost a decade now. I have apps running on the server which have created about 50,000 local users. These are local users created using WMIC scripts and eq. API's. The purpose is to allow for easy integration with IIS authentication. The app...

Hello, Occasionally, when watching a video* through Google Chrome, I notice CPU usage goes way up. Resource Monitor shows it's due to a svchost process in charge of "DComLaunch, PlugPlay, Power". For one, Sysinternals' psservice.exe says that the PlugPlay service is...

My computer was running slow and hot, and I noticed that a process called vmmem was using 85-99% of my CPU at all times. I ran wsl --shutdown in the command line, and shut down my computer. Now, my CPU is running at a more normal level, but I'm concerned that I have a virus on my computer. I...

I'm running the latest version of Windows 11. I run a few Rainmeter Gadgets too. Particularly the CPU Usage gadget. I have my computer set up to turn off the display after a certain amount of time. Then the display turns back on when I move the mouse. Lately when it starts back up the CPU...

My computer has multiple files that are remains of COMODO firewall(the free version), when I try to delete them it says I require permission from administrators, even though this is my computer, I am the only user of this computer, and I am an administrator on it. I am using windows a 11 but I...

Hi. I have a problem using windows server 2022. I use an an edge extension software that runs automatically but the problem is as soon as the microsoft edge window isn't highlighted (up) the software starts to slow down and i notice the CPU usage decline. This does not happen if i have the edge...

Im hoping someone with lots of experience troubleshooting Windows comes across this. I have a Windows program, that when opened consumes 100% CPU for 5 minutes locking the whole computer up until it finally just goes away like nothing happened. Id like to view a live log of what exactly is...

Hello. My dad gave me his laptop just to check an issue. His Laptop when first given to me check was constantly running high CPU when checking task manager with it running 100% and I couldn't identify what was making it do this. So a quick restart (off and back on) the laptop was doing the same...

Hello everyone. I recently had a Windows 10 BSOD due to a Clock_Watchdog_Time, which i'm looking into, but i noticed something when it booted back up that piqued my curiosity. For some reason, Windows Update and Microsoft Software Protection Platform were running for longer than normal when it...

Examples are MS Office, WordPerfect(Qpro 2020), LibreOffice and ProcExp, Procmon all having this 1/N x 100% for N CPU limit utilization. This reminds me of my 3rd employer Burrough's as Test Eng. Mgr when I heard all Mainframes had full speed but marketting sold keys to clients too CPU...

Note: We’re in the process of deploying features mentioned in this post, starting with Stable 89, so it might be a little while before you see them in your channel and build. Nowadays, it’s not unusual to do almost everything online. Whether we’re connecting on video calls, doing a school...

Note: We’re in the process of deploying this feature starting with today's release of Beta 88, so it might be a little while before you see it in your channel and build. New to sleeping tabs? Read more in our previous blog post. The Microsoft Edge team is on a mission to create a browser that...