Microsoft’s longstanding email client, Classic Outlook, recently faced a significant usability issue that has affected many users across various update channels. A troubling bug caused the CPU usage to spike dramatically—sometimes jumping from a normal baseline to as high as 30 to 50 percent...
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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...
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I hope it's legitimate to duplicate a post I made in windows10forums, but I haven't had any response there.
I don't know if this is an Apple problem or a Microsoft problem.
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