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My computer has been behaving strangely and in general feels pretty sluggish compared to a few weeks ago when I bought it. I have factory reset it a few times, reinstalled windows, did clean boot but nothing seemed to "unlock" it back to its full potential. I noticed how my memory just...

I usually use my laptop for work/study. However, recently, I noticed when I had a lot of tabs open, my laptop was lagging and becoming very slow. I was quite shocked because this had not happened before and my laptop always used to run smoothly (unless there was a majorly demanding software I...

I was told once that my computer uses more energy to turn off and on than to just keep it on all the time. What say you? Can I just leave it running for a long time or will this damage my pc? What are the risks, if any?

I was experiencing some lag so i decided to open task manager to see what was going on and i saw that antimalware service executable and desktop window manager taking so much memory. I was pretty confused and tried to fix it but most methods on youtube didnt fix it. Right now antimalware service...

I don't understand why it hovers 75% average. This is doing video processing. Can I make it 100%? Thanks in advance.

Hello there, I want know can I still use window 8 in 2021. Because now a days window 10 is very in and it is very efficient and they doing updates regularly. If I use window 8 is there any security risk because it is no updated

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

Hello everyone, I have been having issues with my computer that I have not been able to diagnose or solve and I was wondering if I could get some help. Every 20 seconds or so the CPU usage jumps about 20-30% and it causes my computer to go through a pretty nasty lag spike. This problem has...

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Hey, Desktop Window Manager is causing GPU usage peaks, when other program is being used, causing extrem lags! I cant work properly. I never had problems running Ableton (audio production and editing software) but suddenly my GPU is running on its limit because the process Desktop Window...

Is it ok to plug a laptop in while it is running. I find myself doing that and thought maybe I should check it out on the forum. Thanks.

I installed a second stick of DDR3 1x8gb in my system. I opened up task manager and it detects 16gb of ram, but it only shows 8gb in use. Link Removed Is this normal, or do I have to allow my computer to use all 16gb? Thank you

Is it a bug or some mishaps. I am running windows 10 home.

Hi This morning when I talked to Alexa, I found that my router was offline so I reset it and booted up my computer. After a few minutes it came back online. So I ran CCleaner, something I do every morning, and I was surprised to see that there was a lot of stuff to be removed 8,232 MB total...

The HDD is active and every 2 or 3 seconds, it is being accessed. What does Windows do in the background?

I have a Toshiba Satellite laptop, L55 series, Windows 10 Anniversary OS. This laptop, and my previous Toshiba, stops battery charging at 80%. I imagine this promotes battery longevity. That being the case, is it desirable to regularly run on battery only until it's almost run down, or does that...

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Assume I perform a certain program (in background) which acquires a lot of memory. As an example think of a chkdsk run for an external USB hard disk which uses 6 Gb out of 8 GB physical RAM over a period of hours. This extra ordinary memory consumption slows down the "normal" usage...

Couldn't find a good spot for this so I'll ask here... I have an Epson XP800 inkjet that I bought a few years ago and barely use, maybe 20 pages a year. But that doesn't stop the ink from going away. It's so annoying. Is this normal? Should I move to laser for low volume printing without the...

I have a problem with my computer locking up with the keyboard and mouse unresponsive and a horrible sound coming from the speakers (I think). This has happened 5 times since I upgraded to a SSD. The first two times it happened the computer was really hot. Fan Speed showed that it was in the...