Neowin News Feed for: Slowdown

Microsoft apparently intentionally crippled Windows Control Panel performance in the past

Sayan Sen — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 07:48:01 +0000

Microsoft had seemingly intentionally crippled the performance of certain aspects of the Windows Control Panel in the past for some reason. Read more...

Windows 11 (KB5036893), Windows 10 (KB5036892) cause slow PCs, 0x8007000d, 0x800705b9 errors

Sayan Sen — Sat, 13 Apr 2024 08:08:02 +0000

Microsoft released Windows 10 and 11 Patch Tuesdays for the month of April 2024 this week. Users, however, across both operating systems, are reporting problems, like PC performance slowdown. Read more...

Ex-Microsoft veteran calls out Windows 11's "comically bad" performance, 'unfinished' state

Sayan Sen — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 20:22:01 +0000

One of the promises Microsoft made about Windows 11 was about the performance benefits it had. A former Microsoft engineer, however, has called Windows 11 out on its "comically bad" performance. Read more...

Following Microsoft Defender, Avira now freezing Windows at boot with 100% CPU / RAM usage

Sayan Sen — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 08:32:02 +0000

It was only a few days ago that we reported a Microsoft Defender bug that led to Windows 11 performance loss. Following that, Avira is now seemingly freezing Windows up making PCs unusable. Read more...

YouTube seemingly intentionally slow loading on Firefox while Google Chrome works fine

Sayan Sen — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 17:46:01 +0000

If you happen to use Firefox and you recently noticed YouTube loading up slowly on it, chances are it's not your internet or your hardware— Firefox itself allegedly causing the issue. Read more...

Microsoft's default BitLocker on your Windows 11 PC is hitting even the fastest SSDs hard

Sayan Sen — Sun, 22 Oct 2023 11:06:01 +0000

Following a recent widespread BitLocker issue that caused the "65000" error code which was mostly a reporting bug, it has been found that the default software BitLocker is causing real impact on SSDs. Read more...

AV-TEST: Microsoft Defender, Kaspersky, Malwarebytes, Norton, can hog Windows PCs

Sayan Sen — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 19:22:01 +0000

AV-TEST recently released its report comparing various antivirus solutions for home users on Windows 10. The firm found that Microsoft Defender, among others, can be system hogs sometimes. Read more...

Windows 11 vs 10: Intel CPUs apparently sluggish, and it's worse without Microsoft's help

Sayan Sen — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 09:46:01 +0000

Intel's hybrid CPUs are apparently struggling with latency issues as they can often be sluggish despite being much faster on paper than older CPUs like 10th or 11th gen, according to a report. Read more...

Latest Windows 11 22H2 Patch Tuesday (Moment 2) may be slowing down SSDs, boot times

Sayan Sen — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 05:46:01 +0000

Last week, Microsoft released its Patch Tuesday for the month of March, and with it, the Moment 2 update was also made available to all. The latest feature update, though, maybe slowing down SSDs. Read more...

Microsoft finally fixing Windows 11 file copy slowdown bug with upcoming Moment 2 update

Sayan Sen — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 18:16:01 +0000

Microsoft's upcoming Windows 11 22H2 Moment 2 is expected to bring new features. Aside from those, several performance upgrades are also in the making, including one that fixes a file copy bug. Read more...

Samsung, Seagate, Hynix, Kingston NVMe SSDs may be suffering up to 53% performance loss

Sayan Sen — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 12:28:02 +0000

After the two mega-fiascos Samsung recently had with its 990 Pro and 980 Pro SSDs, more bad news could be hitting the industry as several popular models seem to be suffering from performance loss. Read more...

TSMC grapples with slowdown in demand as orders are reduced

Karthik Mudaliar — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 15:16:02 +0000

Tech companies are reportedly cutting down on chip manufacturing orders to TSMC due to economic slowdown and lower chip demand worldwide. The trend will continue to be seen until Q1 2023. Read more...

DOJ and SEC now want a bite of Apple over throttling disclosure

John Keefer — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 22:08:01 +0000

Apple has been in hot water since its disclosure that it had slowed down older iPhones in an effort to conserve battery life. Lawmakers are involved, and now two other big guns are also weighing in. Read more...

Apple faces even more governmental scrutiny over iPhone throttling

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Sat, 13 Jan 2018 17:52:01 +0000

The Cupertino-based tech giant is coming under increasing scrutiny as four more U.S. lawmakers have now sent letters to the company seeking more information on its admitting to slowing older phones. Read more...

Short supplies prevent battery replacements for iPhone 6 Plus till March

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 19:30:01 +0000

Supply shortages may prevent you from availing yourself of Apple's offer for a discounted battery replacement for your ailing iPhone 6 Plus. Estimates suggest waiting times may extend to March. Read more...

U.S. Senator wants answers over Apple's iPhone throttling

John Keefer — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 20:06:01 +0000

In an open letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, GOP Sen. John Thune wants the company to provide more details on its battery replacement policy, transparency to users, and future plans on iPhone slowdowns. Read more...

No slowdown in lawsuits over Apple's throttling of old iPhones

John Keefer — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 21:26:02 +0000

Apple has acknowledged throttling older iPhones to conserve batteries that have started to wear out. The consumer response has been more than 23 lawsuits and counting, despite an attempt to make good. Read more...

Gunplay blamed for Internet slowdown

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 06:32:41 +0000

Internet service providers in the U.S. experienced a service slowdown Monday after fiber-optic cables near Cleveland were apparently sabotaged by gunfire. TeliaSonera AB, which lost the northern leg of its U.S. network to the cut,... Read more...

Microsoft Internally Corrects XP SP1 Slowdown

Wed, 26 Mar 2003 05:20:07 +0000

Thanks Opaul Windows XP Service Pack 1 brought about many fixes for Microsoft's flagship operating system, but a change to the memory management system caused applications on some machines to run... Read more...