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While ZTHelper might seem unfamiliar or suspicious at first glance, it is a Microsoft-signed component that helps enforce secure, policy-driven DNS resolution in enterprise environments. ZTHelper is a ...

To check computer speed boost clocks, use CPU-Z (Windows) or Intel Power Gadget (Mac). This article explains how to check the base clock speed and computer speed boost clocks on Windows and Mac ...

You've probably done it yourself: you need to know how hard a given application is hitting your CPU, so you pull up Windows' Task Manager to check the CPU utilization. For a casual inquiry, this is ...

Graphics Cards 'It is basically DLSS. That’s the way graphics ought to be': Nvidia's Jensen Huang has a clear vision for the future of its gaming GPUs and is going to be all about neural rendering ...

If you bought an Nvidia RTX 5090, 5080, 5070 Ti, or (probably) the upcoming RTX 5070, you should check if it's missing ROPs and therefore you're missing out on performance. As many as 0.5% of all ...

Microsoft's recent updates to its OEM support guide for Windows 11 version 24H2 have caused some confusion about the hardware requirements for Windows 11. However, Microsoft has confirmed that there ...

TL;DR: Intel Arrow Lake CPUs with Z890 motherboards face issues with Windows 11 24H2, causing crashes and reboots due to a conflict between integrated and discrete graphics. Affected users can update ...

The big 24H2 update improves the Windows Update stack and reduces install times, restart times, and CPU usage. The big 24H2 update improves the Windows Update stack and reduces install times, restart ...

Microsoft has just released a new Windows update aimed at boosting gaming performance on the latest AMD CPUs, as well as Intel CPUs to a lesser extent, without having to update to a whole new preview ...

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 ...