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Software using just 2 cores on a 13700 on Windows 10 64, crashing and getting stuck

I've the weirdest problem I ever encountered in my time working with computers :-). I have music production software which was working fine until suddenly the program mainly started using just 1 or 2 ...
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Windows only shows 2.33Ghz with 2 cpus, when both cpus are 2.33Ghz each

I have a 2 cpu slot motherboard, each filled with a Intel Xeon E5410, which has 2.33Ghz, and 4 cores. I task manager, it shows 2 cpus, but is only recognising 2.33Ghz, instead of 4.66Ghz (I'm using ...
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Can I reserve one core to system only?

I have a workflow where it sometimes renders my system unresponsive or slow. I deal with that by setting affinity of such demanding apps to only a handful of cores/threads (Core i7). Now I am looking ...
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How many physical CPU Cores does Windows support? (Asked in 2021)

How many physical CPU Cores does Windows (amd64, not arm) support? So with "physical CPU Cores" i mean that a CPU with 4 Cores and Hyperthreading counts as 4 and not 8 Cores. Also with "...
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Find process running in CPU core Win10

I have a multi-core Win10 machine. Some process consumes 100% CPU in a core, while overall CPU consumption remains low. I can identify the core - but not the process running in it. Need to figure out ...
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Why does Windows 10 have CPU core parking disabled?

Why does Windows 10 come with core parking disabled? It seems to me, that core parking is good in most cases. Especially considering Turbo Boost does not work until some cores are parked. Also why ...
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Is it possible to simulate a singlecore CPU in a multicore CPU?

I have a multicore CPU with Windows 10 and I would like to test a Software running as if my PC was a singlecore CPU. Is there any way to limit Windows 10 installed in a multicore CPU (Quad Core) to ...
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Parallel Programming in AMD based laptop

I've a Lenovo G50 series laptop with AMD A8-6410 @2Ghz, 8 GB RAM with a R5 230M and Radeon HD 8550M cards inside. In Windows 10 is it possible to run a CLI based program ( ffmpeg for video ...
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AMD FX-4350 randomly switched from 4 to 2 cores

I am using standard build Windows 10 Professional and out of nowhere, I restarted my computer and task manager is only recognizing 2 of the 4 cores. I have checked my BIOS and it is recognizing all 4 ...
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