There have been many reports, especially with MacBook Air and other laptop owners, where the Mac OS X "kernel_task" process takes up a large amount of CPU when checked in Activity Monitor. When this ...

I've recently noticed that kernel_task is constantly using 11% of CPU on my 2.53 GHz MacBook Pro with OS X 10.6.6. Try disconnecting from your network. You may have some device that is actually ...

The latest Steam update finally offers CPU temperature tracking, but it requires Windows kernel access. Find out if it's safe.

“wsl --update”: Microsoft provides a command (when run in an elevated PowerShell or Command Prompt) that can fetch newer ...

I'm not usually a fan of different software having their own solutions for just about every problem under the sun, but I tend to give Valve a pass because, well, just about every PC gamer uses Steam.

Hi guys,<BR><BR>The past week or so I've been noticing my 1.67 AlBook has been a bit slow. I do a quick top -a -u and notice that there are two processes taking up 60-65% CPU time, combined! python ...

A vulnerability in modern Intel chips is forcing a redesign of the kernel software found on all major operating systems—and it could have a significant impact on the performance of your computer. The ...

Kernel-mode Hardware-enforced Stack Protection is a security feature introduced in Windows 11 22H2 that protects systems from various memory attacks, such as stack buffer overflows. Microsoft added ...

(Editor’s Note: Intel has now provided a list of the affected processors, as well as when it first learned of the problem.) Intel said Thursday that by next week, the company expects to have patched ...