Think your PC might be doing more than you asked? Here’s how I check for hidden activity.

Your CPU is the brains of the operation when it comes to your computer, but unlike with your own brain, we can get an exact measure of how much processing capacity is in use at any given time. Whether ...

If you’ve ever launched Task Manager only to watch your CPU usage hit 100% and stay there, you may have wondered why this sudden mystery spike in system resource usage occurs. After all, Task Manager ...

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This post helps to solve the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) high CPU usage problem on Windows 11/10 computer. Some users report that, while this service is running, it causes CPU usage to spike to 30% or ...

I've noticed that whenever Automatic Updates is checking for new updates, the CPU usage spikes to 100% and stays there. This wouldn't be an issue except for the fact that it's apparently running as a ...