Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) is a Microsoft driver service that can be used by your graphics software to communicate with hardware such as printers, scanners, digital cameras, and other video devices. This is the standard application programming interface (API) and visualization for Microsoft Windows Me and later versions of Windows. However, sometimes you, like many … Read more
If your Windows 10 computer is running slowly and you see that the System item is taking up a lot of CPU (or, in some cases, hard drive) when you view the Task Manager, you are not alone. Many Windows users report this problem. Ntoskrnl.exe, an acronym for the Windows NT operating system kernel, is … Read more
Rundll32.exe is a Windows 10 application that is used to run functions stored in common DLL files. It is a valid part of the Windows operating system and is usually located under \Windows\System32\rundll32.exe. However, some malicious programs try to use the same name and run from a different directory, which usually causes problems on your … Read more
One of the many problems with the Steam client is that it runs so slow that it is almost impossible to play your games. It can also consume a lot of CPU and memory resources, causing your system to overheat. This is a very common problem for which there are many solutions. There is no … Read more
Windows Media Player (WMP) has a media sharing feature that allows you to transfer your computer’s media library to other devices over a network. Wmpnetwk.exe is the process that runs the media sharing service in the background. When you first enable media sharing in WMP, wmpnetwk.exe immediately begins indexing your media library. CPU utilization may … Read more