multitasking

When I got win10 a few days ago it was fine but when I multi task it slows up for a minute then goes back to normal, When i play Asphalt 8 or any other games my Whole system lags, Even when using Edge and watching a movie on Netflix using the app. Even my mouse moves weird, I cant keep up with...

I've recently upgraded my computer with a new motherboard, cpu and ram and chose to install windows 8 over the old windows 7. Then I deleted the old windows files. I used to be able to run many applications at the same time on my old system, for example itunes, firefox and a game, but in Windows...

The countdown to our Windows 10 launch continues. Today, we’re talking about multi-doing on Windows 10. Our lives are busier than ever requiring us to juggle more tasks, both big and small. Wouldn’t it be great if our devices could help make accomplishing our tasks simpler? With features like...

Do you notice a lot of Chrome entries in your task manager? I have 7 of them. I read they run independently so they will not interfere with each other but if all companies did this, the task manager would be enormous. Is this, in your opinion, as it should be or do I have an issue?

Hi Anyone who is a gamer knows that there are times when you really need a little help. That's a problem in a lot of games that are full screen and can't be minimized easily. You have to go through a process of changing to Windows mode or exiting the game, open you browser, (by this time you...

I got this BSoD when clicking on Google Chrome (which was open) after exiting Guitar Hero 3. I also got another one the other day when panning in and out of GTA IV, also while trying to go to chrome. (The old dmp I don't have sadly...) And also the first one when watching a video on Windows...

Greetings... I recently joined the forum to try and find the source of my issues. This started happening back in November shortly after a MS update. It usually happens when watching streaming video in Chrome or FFox and with many tabs open and both browsers running. After my PC goes belly-up...

Whilst on Desktop, > Top-Left, come down, Switcher Bar is out & all currently, active APPs are showing thumbnails... Lf Clk on said Bar & that holds. In other words, allowing one to view all live APPs and the Desktop simultaneously. Once the Desktop is clicked the Switcher Bar drops (back)...

I dont know as if it is a valid question for this forum or not. I want to use my laptop as external hard-disk for my LCD TV screen so that <1> my TV can show/run movies from my laptop, and simultaneously i can work on my laptop; and <2> i can trick LCD TV that my laptop is just an external hard...

When I click on a desktop icon the window opens either on the left side or the right side of the screen. When I click on another icon the window for that program appears but is on top of the first window. I know I can move the windows afterwards but how do I get the windows to automatically open...

So, the past few days I've had issues where when multitasking and trying to use multiple programs at once, I get BSoDs every once in a while. I've ignored it, but it's getting more frequent, so I'm wondering if you guys couldn't help me try to diagnose what may be going on. Enclosed should be...

If I open more application software on Windows at same time, why the Window is easy to slow or stop operation

Hi Everyone, I know you probably get a billion of these types of topics on here, but I would like to build a new system and I thought I'd come to the Win7 experts this time :) I'll start with the current system I have, which I built about seven years ago... OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit...

I have a mac book pro with a resolution of 1280x800 and an imac with well over that. I know that you need 1366x768 to snap windows, but my question is: Is there a way to force the mac book pro to be enabled with snap multitasking and will the imac be capable of all windows 8 features even though...

For all those that want to run to monitors with one being apps and one being desktop it is possible in Windows 8. I have a Nvidia GT430 and am doing this as I type. It is so easy on 8. Go to apps hit desktop button then go to charms and hit devices then 2 monitor and hit extend. I then open up...

Temporary freezes and occasional "not responding" messages are not often seen in Windows 8, but occur much more frequently than they do in W7. Same hardware, same software. Only the drives and a few drivers differ. These hesitations arise in various programs or while manipulating UI...

I've recently updated from Windows 7 to Windows 8 on my Dell XPS 15 laptop. I normally run a dual monitor setup with my 33" monitor and I am quite fond of watching netflix on the secondary monitor while gaming/doing school work/blogging/reading news/etc... however I'm noticing two things that I...

In Windows 7 you were able to open up a Website or some other window and hit the calculator key on your keyboard, or open the calculator some other way, and it would hover above the window you were viewing. With Windows 8, when you open the calculator, it takes you to the desktop. If you are...

Hey guys. First of all I apologize if I make some grammatical errors. I'm not a native english speaker... =\ My question is about IE, Google Chrome and other browsers. The sounds and musics playing on the browsers I have installed, stops every time I switch to another application. For...