In brief: Microsoft wants to unify the Windows Update process so it includes all third-party apps. The company said developers or anyone who builds apps can now sign up for a private preview of the ...
If your Windows 11/10 computer is experiencing high CPU usage by the Lenovo System Update Service, check out the following solutions to resolve the issue. Kill Lenovo System Update Service and restart ...
In computer terminology, a device driver is a set of files that tells a piece of hardware how to function by communicating with a computer’s operating system. In this post, we discuss what is a ...
Ryzen Z1 Extreme devices like the Lenovo Legion Go and ASUS ROG Ally X have reportedly stopped receiving driver updates, ...
Drivers can be pretty confusing, and while we've talked about them a bit before, there are a few things everyone should know about how to manage their drivers and when to update them. Here's the most ...
Operating system patches alone can protect against the nasty Meltdown flaw affecting Intel processors, but fixing Spectre—Meltdown’s nasty sibling, which affects all CPUs—requires firmware updates for ...
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Do CPUs require drivers?

Your CPU is an important component in your PC, so like graphics cards, it should probably have its own CPU drivers, right? Not in this case. While there are drivers that are called chipset drivers, ...
Like its sister flaw, Meltdown, Spectre exploits how computer processors handle a task called “speculative execution” to gain access to sensitive data stored in your operating system’s protected ...
Why it matters: For years, users have been forced to rely on OEM-supplied Intel graphics drivers to make sure their hardware works as intended. In case of updates, however, it's either a long wait ...
Nvidia today released its GeForce 430.53 hotfix drivers, fixing the high CPU usage bug that was introduced with the last driver release. There are a few other bug fixes included as well. In ...