cpu utilization

Microsoft has recently confirmed a significant performance issue in its Classic Outlook client, a problem that has been affecting users since at least November 2024 but only acknowledged publicly in April 2025. The bug manifests as dramatic spikes in CPU usage—often jumping to...

When Typing an Email Turns Your CPU into a Furnace: Unpacking the Latest Outlook Bug Picture this: you’re drafting a simple email in the classic Outlook for Microsoft 365, and suddenly your computer sounds like a jet engine taking off. Your CPU usage spikes wildly, soaring to 30-50% utilization...

The long-awaited fix for Windows Task Manager’s long-standing inaccuracy in reporting CPU utilization has finally arrived in the latest Windows Release Preview. For years, Windows users—from power users and gamers to overclocking enthusiasts—have grappled with Task Manager’s misleading...

For years, many Windows users have scratched their heads over the numbers displayed in Task Manager. Ever felt that the sum of individual process percentages never quite matched the total CPU usage shown? Well, Windows 11 is now rolling out a fix that should clear up this long-standing...

Microsoft’s latest update to Windows 11 is set to shake up the way CPU utilization is measured. In a bid to align performance tracking with industry standards—and to reduce reliance on third-party utilities—the new update introduces a recalibration of Task Manager’s CPU metrics. Let’s break down...

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...

In Windows 10, the Chakra JavaScript engine powers Link Removed and Windows applications written in HTML/CSS/JS. However with JavaScript’s increasing popularity in beyond-the-browser scenarios, developers have been requesting to host the Chakra engine outside the browser to enable JavaScript...

Hello everyone, I seem to have a problem at least i think i have a problem with my computer. The picture below is a picture of my computers information WHILE rendering a 3D-text object. I have done some research and cant seem to find a answer or im not sure what to do but i have gathered the...

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Hi, I have dell vostro 1400... in idle mode its showing cpu utilisation around 50 perc and sometime it touches even 100perc.. why it is happening and what can be done to make it perform more better. please help!!1! i have also attached my laptop dxdiag file for better understandings....

I have the following setup: Windows 7 Professional 64 bit AMD Quad Core 2.2 Ghz 8 GB Ram The issue is that when running more than just a few applications it will get to a point where I am unable to open any new applications. When trying to open non Microsoft programs, nothing happens. When...

Problem Description: I have windows 7 home premium 64 bit. I had 2 Gbytes of DDR2 ram and had no problem. I tried to add extra 2 GB of ram to a total of 4 Gb. I saw using CPU-z and on my_computer,the system was identified 4 Gb of ram as expected, with dual channel. The problem is that my...

Is there any way to prevent the computer from sleeping if high network or CPU utilization is occurring? In example, if a long download is occurring or if the computer is processing a video? thanks

I've installed Windows 7 RC as an upgrade from Vista Ultimate. With Vista Ultimate, my laptop (Lenovo T61) ran perfectly. Now, however, I see my CPU utilization (I have the Gadget on my Desktop which shows the utilization) sits on about 50-60% permanantly. My battery life is now less than an...

I have a Lenovo T61 ThinkPad (Core 2 Duo 2.00Ghz & 2Gig RAM). I've installed the Windows 7 RC and since then my CPU usage sits on a minimum of 50% and often spiking to 100%. Under Vista SP1 I never had this issue (I did an upgrade and not a clean install - I suspect that this could be the...