The System Idle Process on a computer can't cause high CPU usage because the process is a measurement of how much of the CPU's resources are free at any given moment. Unlike every other process in the ...

Process Explorer, part of the Sysinternals Suite, is a powerful alternative to Windows Task Manager. It provides detailed system monitoring, advanced troubleshooting tools, and deeper insights into ...

Check out this super-powerful, free alternative to Task Manager, from Microsoft. Windows isn’t just for hard-core geeks or just for novices. Being the most popular operating system on the planet, ...

For the past few days I've been noticing severe hits on my machine's usability.<BR><BR>Specs:<BR>Compaq Presario 732 (notebook)<BR>AMD Athlon 4 1400<BR>256 MB RAM<BR>XP Pro w/SP1 (and recent security ...

An option in the Windows XP Task Manager that indicates what percentage of time the CPU is currently doing nothing but waiting for work. If no applications are running that the user is aware of ...