Tag
Performance
9 articles
- Guides
Why Windows shows disk usage at 100% and how to fix it
Disk usage at 100% in Task Manager is a time measurement, not a speed one. What it really means, the services that cause it, and when the disk is at fault.
7 min read
- Explainers
Why moving files to another drive is slow on Windows
Moving 50 GB inside one drive takes a second; moving files to another drive takes twenty minutes. Here is what Windows actually does in each case, and why.
7 min read
- Guides
Game stuttering with high FPS: why background apps cause it
Game stuttering and low FPS are different problems with different causes. Why frame-time variance from background apps causes stutter the counter never shows.
6 min read
- Guides
How to speed up Windows 11: the real triage
Every guide to speed up Windows 11 is the same ten tweaks reordered. How to work out which of four bottlenecks you actually have before changing anything.
6 min read
- Guides
How to set process priority in Windows permanently
Three ways to set process priority in Windows, the correct registry values for making it stick across restarts, and why the method most guides copy is wrong.
7 min read
- Guides
CPU at 100% in Windows when nothing is running
Task Manager shows CPU at 100% but the process list does not add up. The specific causes named process by process, and how to identify yours in a few minutes.
7 min read
- Guides
How to stop background apps in Windows 11 (properly)
The Windows 11 setting everyone links to only governs Store apps. How to stop background apps that really cost you RAM — Chrome, Steam, Discord and the rest.
6 min read
- Guides
Windows startup programs safe to disable
The startup programs safe to disable in Windows, what each entry costs at boot, and the handful that quietly break something if you turn them off.
7 min read
- Explainers
Why RAM optimizers make your PC slower
The “free up memory” button in most optimizer apps actively hurts performance. Here is what it does, why unused RAM is not wasted RAM, and what to do instead.
4 min read
Know when the next app ships
1 more Windows utility is in development. One short email when each one is ready — nothing else.