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How to Show CPU and GPU Temperature on Taskbar

Need to monitor CPU and GPU temperatures? Follow these steps to add CPU temperature and GPU temperature numbers to the taskbar in Windows.

Steam client auto-startup can increase Windows startup time. Here’s how you can delay Steam client startup in Windows. Here’s how.

With hidden settings, you can force HandBrake to use GPU whether it is Nvidia NvEnc, AMD, or Intel for faster transcoding. Here’s how.

If an application or process is causing high CPU usage, you can change process priority to reduce CPU usage. Here’s how.

If you have multiple GPUs like Intel and Nvidia, you can set Nvidia Card as Default in Windows. Here’re the steps to set the preferred GPU.

If open programs are blocking shutdown or restart, you can configure AutoEndTasks GPO to automatically close applications during shut down.

In Windows, you can increase or decrease the speed of the taskbar thumbnail to make the hover effect snappier. Follow these steps to do it.

If a Store app is non-responsive or misbehaving, you can force close it. Here’re different ways to terminate Microsoft store apps.

HandBrake using too much CPU and making the system slow for other work? Here’s a way to reduce or limit HandBrake CPU usage in Windows.

Windows Defender causing high CPU usage? Here’s a simple trick you can follow to set a limit to Windows Defender CPU usage in Windows 10.

Power throttling will limit application from using the full processing power. Follow these steps to disable power throttling in Windows 10.

Though Microsoft removed the easy way, you can still see Windows Experience Index score in Windows 10. Follow these steps to get WEI score.