PC freezing, going slow, or running into hitches where it shouldn’t? Even if you have one of the best processors, high CPU usage could be to blame. Unfortunately, if you aren’t too computer savvy, ...

The motherboard and processor are two of the most important hardware components inside the computer. The various pieces of hardware inside the PC communicate with one another through the circuits on ...

Maybe your old computer is just running slowly. Click here for 9 ways make an old PC run faster. Below are five common computer problems that you can usually solve yourself. Computers have a lot of ...

This is the first time I am trying to figure out what is wrong with an older PC.<BR>I have built PC's but that one is a 5 year old system I purchased. <BR><BR>It all started approximately 2 months ago ...

A computer, if you think about it, is pretty much just a box that we've tricked into thinking with the power of electricity, the same stuff that powers our own brains. The thing about electricity, as ...

Some users of Windows 10 version 1903 are experiencing CPU usage spikes after installing last week's optional cumulative update. The update, labeled KB4512941, addressed the Visual Basic 6, VBA, and ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 ...

The CPU, or central processing unit, is the brain of your computer. It is the CPU's job to coordinate communication from all of the various bits of hardware and software that make up your system, and ...

Just a quick question here...<BR>My athlon 1.33gig is running at a temp of 49-52 degrees celcius. Is this a bad thing? What is the optimal temperature for a cpu?<P>Anyone heard of the new cooling ...

Call of Duty Warzone 2 is an exciting battle royale game, but some PC players experience crashes due to high CPU usage. If Warzone 2 is using 95-100% of your CPU, don’t worry – you can fix the issue ...