I have an Asus A7V133 and the BIOS has an option called 'CPU fan in Standby Mode' that controls whether or not the CPU fan stays on when the computer enters standby mode. It defaults to on. Right now ...

I'm sure you've heard that shutting down your computer too frequently could negatively affect its software and limit its lifespan. Or that leaving your computer on all the time also hurts its battery ...

Safe Mode in Windows boots your computer with a bare minimum of programs and features in order to offer a more stable environment for repairing system errors. However, a severely damaged system -- or ...

Safe Mode is a lightweight version of the Windows operating system that you can use to troubleshoot the computer when the operating system fails to boot. However, if Safe Mode doesn't work, you must ...

CPU Virtualization is a hardware feature found in all current AMD & Intel CPUs that allows a single processor to act as if it was multiple individual CPUs. This allows an operating system to more ...

Task Manager Efficiency Mode is a new Windows 11 feature that’s designed to limit the usage of system resources (primarily CPU) by background processes that are either idle or not used actively by ...

Safe Mode for Windows is an alternate way to access your system in order to fix problems or remove malware from the computer. This tutorial will introduce you to the feature and show you how to boot ...

The Canary channel, which is updated daily with Microsoft Edge pilots, now includes 'Performance Mode,' which reduces CPU and memory load and saves battery power. 'Performance mode' is a feature that ...

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