It's normal for CPU usage to spike on your Windows computer when you're gaming or running resource-intensive programs. However, if you notice this happening even during basic tasks like browsing the ...

I was wondering if an overheating laptop could cause a CPU to report its always running at 100% and cause a massive slowdown of all applications. You're mixing cause and effect. A laptop with 100% CPU ...

For the last 2 days my CPU usage pegs out at 100% when I play starcraft. I have no other programs running.I've run Spybot and AV in safemode and come up with nothing. It never used to do this and I ...

When a computer's CPU is maxed out during video conferencing, it may denote either a problem with the computer or a limitation of the device's hardware. Video processing on both the sending and ...

A lot of Apex Legends users have complained about its high CPU usage on Windows PC. Some users even reported that Apex Legends takes up 100% of CPU usage. If you are one of the affected users dealing ...

The McAfee security software process Mcshield.exe has multiple documented use-cases that can cause the program to take over the computer's CPU. If a user experiencing a problem with the program brings ...

Optimization issues in The First Descendant can cause high CPU usage to reach 100% for some players, causing lag and other issues. To fix the problem, try disabling graphics upscaling in the game’s ...

One of the first indicators of a runtime performance problem is a high Java CPU usage report from a JVM profiler or Java monitoring tool. Unfortunately, high Java CPU utilization problems on Windows ...

The Microsoft Security Response Center published yesterday a security advisory about a denial of service (DOS) issue impacting IIS (Internet Information Services), Microsoft's web server technology.

The in-built Widget platform of Windows 11 is an excellent feature that enhances its appeal significantly. However, this helpful feature might use too much CPU. That, in turn, will cause an overall ...