Why is my new HP OmniBook using so much RAM when barely anything is open?
I received a new HP OmniBook 3 with 16 GB of RAM and have been trying to run Minecraft and an emulator for Tomodachi Life. Minecraft warns that…
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Why is my new HP OmniBook using so much RAM while I’m only browsing?
I received a new HP OmniBook 3 with 16 GB of RAM and have been trying to play Minecraft and run an emulator for Tomodachi Life. Minecraft warns…
Gaming laptop stuck at 30–40 FPS after being unplugged
My HP Victus 15 normally runs my games at around 120–144 FPS, but after I unplugged it and played while on battery power, performance dropped to roughly 30–40…
Windows 11 Became Slow and Choppy After an Update—What Should I Try?
Since installing the latest Windows 11 update, my laptop freezes whenever I open applications and has severe frame drops. The laptop has a Core i5 processor, a 512GB…
CPU Throttles Between 0.8 and 2.4 GHz While Gaming After Reinstalling Windows
I have a Dell G5 5590 with an i7-9750H and GTX 1650. After reinstalling Windows 11, the CPU started behaving inconsistently in several games. In Elden Ring, for…
How can I improve the performance of my HP laptop with only 4GB of RAM?
I have an HP Laptop 14-ep2xxx with an Intel N150 processor, 4GB of RAM (about 3.66GB usable), 119GB of UFS storage, and Windows 11 Home 25H2. Memory usage…
Should I switch my Dell Inspiron 15 3525 from Windows 11 to Linux?
I'm considering replacing Windows 11 on my Dell Inspiron 15 3525 with Linux. It has a Ryzen 5 5500U, 16 GB of RAM, and a 512 GB drive.…
How can I improve the performance of my HP laptop with only 4GB of RAM?
I have an HP Laptop 14-ep2xxx with an Intel N150 processor, 4GB of RAM (3.66GB usable), 119GB of UFS storage, and Windows 11 Home 25H2. Memory usage is…
Windows 11 CPU Keeps Dropping to 0.40 GHz on HP ProBook
I have an HP ProBook 445 G11 running Windows 11, and its processor occasionally becomes locked at 0.40 GHz even when CPU usage rises to around 60–70%. The…
HP ProBook CPU locked at 0.40 GHz on Windows 11
My HP ProBook 445 G11 periodically gets stuck running at only 0.40 GHz while using Windows 11. This happens even during light workloads, and the laptop becomes noticeably…
Why Does My Laptop Become Extremely Slow When I Plug It In?
My older HP laptop occasionally becomes almost unusably slow immediately after I connect the charger. CPU usage rises from around 20% to roughly 98%, OBS recording performance drops…
Why Is My Windows 11 Laptop Using 60–70% of Its 8GB RAM at Startup?
I have a Dell Inspiron 15 3511 running Windows 11 with 8GB of RAM. Even shortly after turning it on, memory usage is already around 60–70%. I notice…
Would Puppy Linux or an SSD Make This 2010 Sony Vaio Faster?
I'm running Mint Xfce on a 2010 Sony Vaio, and it handles light tasks reasonably well. The laptop has 8GB of RAM, so memory isn't really the problem,…
Games Stutter for the First Few Minutes and Briefly Act Like They’re Running on Battery
Whenever I launch most games on my laptop, they run normally at first but then stutter every 10–15 seconds. During each stutter, MSI Afterburner shows the dedicated GPU…
Will Linux support the hardware on my Lenovo Yoga 7?
I'm considering installing Linux on a Lenovo Yoga 7 and want to know whether the built-in hardware—trackpad, keyboard, speakers, Wi-Fi, and similar components—will work properly out of the…
Why Is My ASUS A16 CPU Stuck at 400 MHz Even Under Load?
My ASUS A16 (2024) is showing the Ryzen 5 7535HS running at only 400 MHz. I initially thought this might just be an idle reading, but the clock…
Why does my HP ENVY laptop randomly drop from high FPS to nearly unplayable performance?
My sister's HP ENVY 16-h0xxx has an Intel Core i5-12500H, Intel Arc A370M, 16 GB of DDR5 memory, and a 477 GB drive with about 217 GB used.…
Why Is My Lenovo Yoga 7 So Slow on Multiple Wi‑Fi Networks?
I have a one-year-old Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 running Windows 11 Home. Over the past few months, websites have taken unusually long to load, and file downloads and…
Why is my Lenovo Omen overheating and running games so slowly despite having 32GB of RAM?
My Lenovo Omen laptop has an Intel Core i7-8750H, 32GB of RAM, a GTX 1060 6GB, Windows 11 Home 64-bit, and about 4.55TB of storage with roughly 813GB…
Why do my games freeze for a few seconds every 30 seconds?
While playing games on my laptop, I get a severe lag spike roughly every 30 seconds. The FPS drops to around 10 for about five seconds, then returns…