A new rumor says Intel’s Core Ultra 200K Plus refresh could add E-cores and raise rated DDR5 support, while keeping prices ...

One year ago, AMD launched its most successful desktop CPU lineup to date, the 3rd Generation Ryzen desktop processors. Also known as the Ryzen 3000 Series, these parts gave mainstream users a ...

A few months after launching a half dozen high-performance, 125-watt desktop processors as part of the new 14th-gen Intel Core “Raptor Lake Refresh” family, Intel is expanding its 14th-gen desktop ...

Microsoft is ready to start rolling out several new Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) features as part of its spring refresh. And while these features are fairly incremental, the WVD team is working ...

After months of rumored release dates, supposed spec leaks, and loads of speculation, Intel has finally announced the launch of its 14th Generation desktop processors. Dubbed "Raptor Lake Refresh" for ...

TL;DR: Intel has confirmed it has Arrow Lake Refresh desktop processors inbound but they won't arrive until 2026 (not late in 2025 as the rumor mill had believed). Nova Lake CPUs will follow this ...

TL;DR: Intel is rumored to be planning an Arrow Lake Refresh for later this year, but it will be quite different to the supposedly cancelled refresh of Core Ultra 200S CPUs that was mulled last year.

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The latest data from the market analyst Gartner paints a bleak picture of the PC industry. For CIOs, the era of desktop refresh cycles may well be over. According to Gartner, worldwide PC shipments ...

I've always suspected this is actually Explorer restarting, so I'd suggest looking at programs that add context menu items, may be things in the system tray.