If your PC has slowed down, high CPU usage may be the cause. In this guide, we will show you how to check your CPU usage and how to fix it when it's too high.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to ...

Chrome’s task manager Windows users may know about the Task Manager (Ctrl-Shift-Esc) that allows you to see CPU and memory usage of each task, but Chrome has one of its own as well. Need a break?

If you notice consistently high CPU usage, or if it's elevated during basic tasks like browsing the web, it may indicate a deeper problem.

The only way to make it stop is to exit Chrome entirely, and even when I come back into it, eventually the CPU usage rises again.<BR><BR>Is anyone else experiencing this?

I've been through a few browsers on my mac. I tend to use Firefox on windows machines but find it too clunky and CPU heavy (Flash, probably) on the mac. Most of the time at this point I use Safari ...

High CPU usage isn't tied to just the titles you're playing; it also depends on what resolution you're playing at. Playing at 1080p is more intensive on the CPU as compared to higher resolutions.

App Tamer lets you place CPU usage limits on apps running on your Mac.