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  1. Improving how Microsoft Edge processes appear in Task Manager

    Performance is essential to your success, which makes it core to ours. To help ensure the browser doesn’t slow you down, we always keep performance in mind as we continue to improve Microsoft Edge. We’re also working to help you understand how Microsoft Edge is using the resources on your device...
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    Windows 10 High CPU causing laptop to be slow(task manager)

    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...
  3. Windows 10 netsh.exe command popup on startup

    I've been having this issue for a while now. Every time I restart my laptop, I get a seemingly empty command window that flashes and then goes away. I managed to get it to stop flashing somehow, and was able to get a better look at it, it had netsh.exe in the command along with some other stuff...
  4. Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21390

    Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21390 to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. Changes and Improvements As part of our ongoing iconography improvements, Task Manager and MSI installers now have new Fluent icons. You can now set Windows Terminal...
  5. VIDEO Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21364

    Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21364 to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. What’s new in Build 21364 Run Linux GUI applications directly on Windows using the first preview of GUI app support on the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) The Windows...
  6. Windows 10 100% Disk Activity anomaly

    Okay, for some reason, Task Manager is telling me I have 100% disk activity, and its going on all day long. This suddenly showed up a couple days ago and I have no idea why. I have not changed anything significant, like installing or updating any programs. Tonight I did do an optional...
  7. Windows 10 Search task missing

    The search bar in windows explorer is greyed out and I can't type anyting in it. In Task Manager there is no Search task. Perhaps that is the reason. HJow do I get the Search task back?
  8. Windows 10 CPU constantly at 100% in task manager. But Displaying 1% in core temp?

    Hi there, the CPU is constantly displaying 100% in windows task manager > users tab. However when I try other 3rd party programs the CPU is displaying correctly at idle 1%. Is this a bug? Or is there any way to fix it? I am sure the CPU is at 1% when left idle. Core temps readings
  9. How to investigate Microsoft Edge’s memory usage on Windows

    Performance is essential to your success, which makes it core to ours. To help ensure the browser doesn’t slow you down, we always keep performance in mind as we continue to improve Microsoft Edge. However, for the times that your browser isn’t running as expected, we want to help you understand...
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    Windows 10 20H2 update

    windows 20 h2 update this is the craziest way to get updates for new versions. I tried a month agao to update to the 20H2 update and all I accomplished is a messed up computer i had to have a complete reinstall because after the ypdat i had multiple errors had Clsid errors on task...
  11. Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21277

    Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21277 (RS_PRERELEASE) to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. As mentioned here, we are giving Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel the option to receive builds from the RS_PRERELEASE branch. These builds will be...
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    Windows 10 How do we remove unwanted tasks?

    Hi everyone, I like to watch a DVD at the weekend which is another region so I have to power up my Windows 10 pc to play it as my standalone player wont read it. The computer usually plays without making the cpu fan go noisy however I find windows likes to start pratting about running other...
  13. Windows 10 an app opens chrome on certain websites

    hi, recently i have been downloading mods and extensions for lots of different apps. i think i might have downloaded a virus as lots of strange things have happened. first it disabled task manager then it blocked me from downloading Every antivirus now it is opening chrome on lots of different...
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    Server 2016 Unresponsive - Windows Installer

    I have a Server 2016 (Standard) that I use to run Remote Desktop Services for 7 users. The box has two Xeon E5-2690 (2.9 Ghz) cpus, 256 Gb, and two 2 TB SSD drives. The box had been working flawlessly for ages. Within the last two weeks I've had to resort to restarting it every day...
  15. Windows 10 Win 10 ram with variable speed ??

    HI 1Questions wonders: that is, the question is why when Windows 10 Task Manager when you look at the RAM memory speeds so far it will appear 1200Mhz even though SHAREit Appvn the memory speed is 2400Mhz. However, in bios, everything is displayed correctly, in terms of volume and speed. Memory...
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    Windows 10 Windows freezing everytime it restarts after an update?

    Hi guys, new member here so apologies if I'm posting in the wrong place (I also know absolutely nothing about Windows so might have to put things quite simply for me!!) Long story short, I've been having some issues with a game crashing so I posted my dxDiag on a forum for that game and someone...
  17. Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20161

    Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20161 to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. A few quick notes: First—as a reminder, these builds are from our Active Development Branch and are not tied to any upcoming Windows 10 release. Insiders in the Dev...
  18. Windows 10 Windows 10 File Explorer Gone HELP!

    In task manager, I tried to run new task explorer.exe Nothing Ran sfc /scannow Nothing Entered a batch file to terminate and run explorer.exe Nothing File explorer options through control panel are viewable/customizable but no matter what is done...
  19. messed up DNS entry?

    I have a client machine on the network that seems to have the same DNS entry as a server? When i go on to our certification authority server and listed on Server Manager...looking at our active rdp connections i can see the AD account name of a client having an issue that i want to help them...
  20. Windows 10 Powershell keeps booting up when i turn on my computer

    I've had my computer for a little bit over a year, and until recently every time I boot up my computer Powershell starts up and sits there for like 10 seconds then goes away, so i did what a regular person would do and checked the Startup tab on Task Manager, Powershell wasn't there. I go and...