Dwm.exe starts consuming lots of CPU when machine is idle
Since doing a fresh install of Windows 8 Pro RTM x64 English on my Sony Vaio Z21 laptop, I've been bothered by a sudden increase in fan noise whenever I leave the machine idle for a while and the...
View ArticleWindow suddenly became very slow
After a recent update of some windows 'enhancement' file,my windows 8 became very slow,in all aspect,slow start up,slow shut down,slow opening app,slow opening folder,it takes about 5 minute to total...
View ArticleMemory Leak in NonPaged pool --- Tag = Cont
Hi All, We are facing memory leak issue on some of our some servers in similar fashion. Leak in Nonpaged pool and as per Poolmon - Tag CONT is consuming most memory. As per Pooltag,Cont -...
View ArticleHigh disk activity at lengthy Win 8.1 shutdown
After issuing Shutdown command, the PC at times shuts down fast, but at times hanging for 15-20 min with high disk activity and blue shutdown screen showing "Shutting down" message. No defrag, virus...
View ArticleLaptop shuts off when coming out of hibernation
Recently my laptop when coming out of hibernation it shows the Windows logo but shuts down. I have to press again the ON button and the computer restarts completely, not fro hibernation. I use Windows...
View ArticleMicrosoft Visual C++ Runtime Library
I've been getting this error message for quite a while. When I click OK it shuts down all my Explorer windows."Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library.Runtime Error!Program: C:\Windows\explorer.exe This...
View ArticleWindows 8 Movie maker keeps crashing
I got a problem with windows 8 movie maker crashing when i go to snip the video it says windows movie maker has stopped responding. and it say close out program. it did it ever since you updated...
View ArticleIntel Rapid Storage Technology (pre-OS) driver installation
My desktop machine is built on Gigabyte GA-Z87-UD3H and Gigabyte provides the latest driver for Intel Rapid Storage Technology (IRST), which I installed after installing the OS. Same goes for my Lenovo...
View ArticleWindows 8 Problem Disk Highest Active Time 100
I recently installed windows 8 pro on my hp Probook 4530s. i am having problem that system gets freeze for 5-10 min. during this feeze hard disk acivity light constantly remains on. i checked from...
View ArticleCPU usage high after SSD upgrade
Hi, I upgraded my ASUS UX302LG HDD (Windows 8.1 Pro) to a Samsung 840 EVO SSD today. I used the Data Migration software from Samsung to clone the existing HDD, then installed the SSD. Although the...
View Article"service host: Local system (network restricted)(11)" eating virtual memory
I pretty much don't really know much about my p.c. system as I'm not usually the one looking into the works of my p.c. In fact all I know is what I've seen others do. So forgive me in my ignorance....
View ArticleWindows 8.1 gradually slows down after hours. Speed returns normal if restart...
I have Windows 8.1 Pro (x64) installed on Alienware M17x. The slowdown mostly appears as slow response in the situation such as open a folder/window, open/close/switch tabs in IE, drag window, and...
View ArticleMultiprocessing monitoring with Windows 8.1 Resource Monitor
Hi,CPU status shows "Parked" with some cores although one can see activity in those cores.Why ?With Windows 7.1a) all CPU cores were shown active all the time when running software using...
View ArticleLess CPU cores used by Windows 8.1 compared to Windows 7.1
Hi,It looks like Windows 8.1 uses less CPU cores in multiprocessing compared to that of Windows 7.1 !For example when eight (8) simultaneous processes were started by a tested program with threads and...
View ArticleWindows 8 Pro Outlook 2010 Freezes
I have Outlook 2010 loaded on 2 new Windows 8 Pro machines (1 is Iconia W700 and 1 is Lenovo Yoga).Outlook consistently freezes on both machines when downloading new messages and is unusable. It's...
View ArticleCOM Surrogate causes lag on my online game(Ragnarok Online)
I've been having lag on my online game called Ragnarok. I tried to find out what's wrong and I noticed that every time I run Ragnarok, I start to have background process called Windows Audio Device...
View ArticleWindows 8/8.1 slow boot (sudden onset)
Can anyone help with a slow boot problem on Windows 8/8.1, please? This concerns an Asus Zenbook. It's about 15 months old, and has always booted very quickly. Now, all of a sudden, it takes 5...
View ArticleHigh DPC ion W8.1 leads to cutouts and distortions in sound
Hi guys, not sure if this is the correct place to post this.I'm having major issues with the DPC on my computer. Before I installed any programs and after on w8.1 i have been having audio drops and...
View ArticleLosing keystrokes in windows 8.1 with browser open
I'm having a couple weird problems with loss of keystrokes in windows 8.1. Not sure if it's a driver or malware issue.Right after I installed windows 8.1 I noticed that if a browser window is open, i...
View ArticleLosing keystrokes in windows 8.1 with browser open
I'm having a couple weird problems with loss of keystrokes in windows 8.1. Not sure if it's a driver or malware issue.Right after I installed windows 8.1 I noticed that if a browser window is open, i...
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