performance
Microsoft Teams to get efficiency mode on PCs with limited resources
Microsoft is preparing to roll out a new Efficiency Mode for Microsoft Teams for systems with limited CPU and memory resources to improve app responsiveness. As the company explained in a Tuesday message center update (MC1287373), this new performance-optimized experience will be enabled by default on eligible devices and will also improve meeting quality by […]
Nvidia confirms October Windows updates cause gaming issues
Nvidia has confirmed that last month’s security updates are causing gaming performance issues on Windows 11 24H2 and Windows 11 25H2 systems. To address these problems, the American technology company released the GeForce Hotfix Display Driver version 581.94. “Lower performance may be observed in some games after updating to Windows 11 October 2025 KB5066835 [5561605],” Nvidia said in […]
Windows 11 KB5064081 update clears up CPU usage metrics in Task Manager
Microsoft has released the KB5064081 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2, which includes thirty-six new features or changes, with many gradually rolling out. These updates include new Recall features and a new way of displaying CPU usage in Task Manager. The KB5064081 update is part of the company’s optional non-security preview update schedule, which releases updates at the […]
Microsoft says Edge browser is now 9% faster after optimizations
Microsoft claims its Chromium-based Microsoft Edge has seen up to 9% performance improvements following the release of version 134. In a blog post, Microsoft noted that it truly cares about delivering better performance with Edge and recently made several changes to the underlying engine in the browser. Thanks to these changes, Edge 134 is now up […]
Zyxel warns of bad signature update causing firewall boot loops
Zyxel is warning that a bad security signature update is causing critical errors for USG FLEX or ATP Series firewalls, including putting the device into a boot loop. “We’ve found an issue affecting a few devices that may cause reboot loops, ZySH daemon failures, or login access problems,” warns a new Zyxel advisory. “The system LED may also […]
NVIDIA shares fix for game performance issues with new NVIDIA App
Nvidia has shared a temporary fix for a known issue impacting systems running its recently unveiled NVIDIA App and causing gaming performance to drop by up to 15%. The company confirmed that these performance issues are triggered when the Game Filters option is enabled in the application and it recommends disabling it and restarting the […]
New AMD firmware brings performance optimizations for Ryzen 9000 CPUs
Gigabyte’s AGESA 1.2.0.0a BIOS updates add performance optimizations for Ryzen 9000 processors. Gigabyte has begun updating its AM5 motherboards to AGESA firmware 1.2.0.0a, which supports AMD’s upcoming Ryzen 9000 series desktop CPUs. Discovered by HXL on X (Twitter), the new Gigabyte BIOS updates sporting AMD’s latest AGESA firmware provide new performance optimizations for the new Zen 5 series chips. […]