If you are used to checking hard disk usage from time to time, you may come across CDPSvc (Connected Devices Platform Service) running in the background and indicating high CPU utilization. This can be worrying because no one knows exactly what CDPSvc is for yet, and it appears to be a relatively new service introduced … Read more
COM Surrogate is a very common problem for Windows 10 users. If you use Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, etc., you might find yourself facing issues related to COM Surrogate. COM is a powerful technology used to make programs work together. However, COM is complicated and prone to crashing. In fact, … Read more
COM surrogates are an essential component of Windows operating systems. They are used to host dynamic link libraries (DLLs) and provide extension services. Without COM surrogates, it is impossible to run applications written in Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), Microsoft Excel VBA, Microsoft Access VBA, Microsoft Word VBA, Microsoft PowerPoint VBA, Microsoft Outlook VBA, … Read more
Windows Error Reporting (WERFault.exe) is one of those processes we don’t know what it does. We’re pretty sure it’s something important because Microsoft makes it mandatory. However, some users reported problems with WERFault.exe causing high CPU and disk usage. This issue occurred even though the process wasn’t running. If you experience similar issues, here are … Read more
Windows Task Manager is one of those tools that most people don’t use very often. But it’s a pretty helpful tool that allows you to monitor processes, memory usage, CPU load, etc., on your system. This utility has been built into every version of Windows since Windows 95/98, and it’s still in Windows 10. However, … Read more