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Need Anti-Virus Recommendations
My current subscription to Webroot SecureAnywhere is going to expire in a few weeks. I've had it for a year and it's been good and quite. Quite meaning that it's been non-intrusive and not a big resource hog. So that's been great! But I'm always on the look out for what's better since the...- Axel PC
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- Forum: Windows Security
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Service Workers: Going beyond the page
We’re thrilled to announce that today’s Windows Insider build enables Service Workers by default in Microsoft Edge for the first time. This is an exciting milestone for us and for the web! These new APIs allow the web to offer better experiences when devices are offline or have limited...- News
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- application cache batteries build 17063 cache api fetch insider preview javascript microsoft edge notification api offline access performance progressive web apps push notifications resource management service workers user experience web apps web development web standards windows 10
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UWP App Diagnostics
At Build this year, we gave a sneak preview of a set of new APIs designed to provide diagnostic information about running apps. You can see the videos Link Removed and Link Removed – but note that these were based on a pre-release implementation. So, while the Build videos are still correct on...- News
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- api app capabilities app diagnostics appresourcegroupinfo background processes build cpu usage developer tools diagnostics disk usage memory usage microsoft store privacy process metrics processdiagnosticinfo resource management sdk task manager uwp
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Windows 8 How to Reduce CPU Usage from Software Protection on Windows
Hi folks there's a service called Software protection it eats my CPU it take about 30% of my CPU when it works , and it works when I startup any Office program it may also when I startup my Internet Browser The only solution to solve my problem is to take it .exe from...- ArcherNSX
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- background processes browser community support cpu usage disabling services file ownership office programs optimization performance issues resource management software security sppv.exe system32 tech help troubleshooting user solutions windows 10 windows 11 windows services
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 windows 10 using lots of ram
Is there a way to keep win 10 from constantly searching for updates other than disabling it's service? I notice tiworker.exe is constantly draining my pc (i'm guessing here) I haven't noticed any other process's using lots of resources.- MRF71
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- background processes memory memory usage pc optimization performance resource management services tiworker troubleshooting update user experience windows 10 windows services
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 CPU revs up when on foxnews
Suddenly & without any warning at all, my cpu goes up to 24 to 30% when on Foxnews. Here's the site because I doubt anyone has ever been there before. Link Removed I've disabled Flash to no avail. Is this something that would be the fault on the Fox site because no other site is giving me this...- Druker
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- browser cpu diagnostics flash player fox news high usage monitoring performance problem solving resource management software system load technical issues user experience websites
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Optimize Windows Startup with BootRacer: Control Boot Time & Programs
DmitryS submitted a new resource: BootRacer - BootRacer Monitors boot time and controls startup programs Read more about this resource...- DmitryS
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- automation boot time bootracer control delay dmitrys freeware management optimization performance programs resource management resources safety startup user interface utility windows windows tools
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- Forum: Software Updates
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How to prevent screen locks in your UWP apps
After a certain amount of idle time, Windows 10 devices may dim the display, activate the lock screen, or power down the display in order to conserve power. The amount of idle time required before this occurs depends on a device’s user settings. Unfortunately, this can turn out to be an...- News
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- app development app lifecycle automatic handling background debugging displayrequest error handling foreground idle detection lock screen music player power conservation request counting requestactive requestrelease resource management uwp video playback windows 10
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Service host DCOM service process launcher
This process is using all available cpu resources and freezes the sessions for users This is on server 2012r2 terminal server vm's. Is it safe to stop this process and not screw things up for users?- Richard Allan
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- cpu usage dcom performance issues process management resource management server 2012 service host sessions system stability terminal server troubleshooting virtual machine
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- Forum: Windows Server Forums
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High CPU usage and performance issues occur when access-based enumeration is enabled in...
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- access-based enumeration configuration cpu usage kb article microsoft network performance issues performance tuning resource management server storage support task management troubleshooting update windows
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- Forum: Knowledge Base (KB)
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Windows 10 System (Ntoskrnl.exe) Memory leak
So while I did not receive any BSOD from it It's having some huge memory leaks with it spiking to almost 1GB of memory used while my brother is at a steady 0.1mb at all times. Wanted to know if there's any causes or solutions for it I'm running: CPU: AMD 6300 FX GPU: Radeon R9 280x 4gb ram In...- JayLb
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- 4gb ram amd fx bsod gaming memory leak ntoskrnl pc stability performance radeon resource management solutions spikes system issues tech support troubleshooting upgrade windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Defrag Tools: #131 - Windows 10 SDK | Defrag Tools
In this episode of Defrag Tools, Andrew Richards and Chad Beeder walk you through the download of the Windows 10 SDK and the latest Sysinternals tools. We harvest the Debugging Tools for Windows, Windows Performance Toolkit, and Application Verifier files from the SDK. Previous Versions: Link...- News
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- application verifier command line debugging defrag dump files environment variables file management installation performance monitoring performance tools registry resource management sdk software development sysinternals windbg windows 10 windows debugger windows tools
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Windows 7 Windows Aero gone haywire.
I've been enjoying my new computer for a while now, but windows keeps asking me to revert the colour scheme to improve performance Your computer's hardware and video card must meet hardware requirements to able to display Aero graphics. Check that your computer meets the minimum hardware...- Vincent322
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- aero color scheme cpu directx display graphics graphics card gtx 750 ti hardware requirements home premium motherboard nvidia optimization performance ram resource management system specs system warning troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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High memory usage by the Svchost.exe process after you install Windows Management Framework...
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- management framework memory usage performance process resource management svchost windows windows update
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Windows 7 stopping the unwanted processes and services
I am using windows 7 service pack 1 32-bit OS and it has many software’s such as NI LabView, TINA, Code composer studio, etc., during the normal usage the memory usage of the system is around 70% if I open a browser it reaches up to 95% and most of the system memory is getting occupied by the...- yogece
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- background processes code composer studio labview memory optimization memory usage norton performance tuning process termination resource management service pack software management stopping processes system performance system settings task manager tech support tina unused services windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8.1 Why hasn't or isn't Microsoft building an OS exclusively for PC gaming?
Why hasn't or isn't Microsoft building an operating system (OS) exclusively for desktop PC gaming? Something similar to Xbox OS optimized for desktop, mouse and keyboard. With Xbox OS already existing and running on very similar hardware to desktop PC, why isn't there a version for desktop PC...- Lucas Danielson
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- api bloatware customer loss desktop directx game development game studios gaming hardware upgrade market share microsoft opengl performance peripheral resource management steam user base xbox os
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- Forum: General Computing
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Windows 8 NVidia 3D Vision 2 and snlow moving mouse...
Late 2013 I decided to by a new monitor… I looked around and the only one that stood out from the rest was this BenQ 3D monitor with NVidia 3D Vision 2. I thought I’d have a go at gaming so I charged the glasses and went through the setup which was an experience in itself. But before I even...- Xanda Caine
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- 3d games 3d vision benq charging devices dpi game settings gaming graphics monitor motion sickness nvidia performance resource management setup system slowdown technical issues troubleshooting user experience virtual reality
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- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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Svchost.exe running NSI service leaks memory and non-paged pool memory leak Tag NSpc
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- memory leak microsoft support nonpaged pool nsi service performance issues resource management svchost system processes troubleshooting windows update
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Windows 8 Retro UI - Using Start Screen as a Desktop
I found out that Retro UI is a good app as a start menu. The reason is that it allows you to still use the start screen if you want to and adds a task bar at the bottom of your start screen. So, you can use the start screen as an improved desktop. I could be wrong so please correct me if I am...- Ridhwan
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- app installation cpu usage customization desktop live tiles memory usage resource management retroui shortcuts start screen tech support user interface user preferences windows apps windows settings windows user experience
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Windows 8 .NET Framework installation utility running at start up and not stopping
A little while back, my computer started telling me that over 60% of my CPU was being used up by something, even while nothing was running on my PC. I opened resource manager and it's the .NET Framework installation utility running and not doing anything but using up over half of my processor. I...- IHateUsernameCharacterLim
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- admin rights app management cpu usage installation tool microsoft net framework optimization pc maintenance performance issues process management regsvcs resource management startup task manager technology issues troubleshooting
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- Forum: Windows Software