• VitabytesDev@feddit.nl
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    3 days ago

    I have heard that Windows underclocks your CPU over time, to make you buy a new computer, and so Microsoft can get money from the new PC’s preinstalled Windows license.

    I am not really sure if that’s true though.

    • MrLLM@ani.social
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      3 days ago

      I have heard that Windows underclocks your CPU over time

      I would say this is half true. Microsoft is known for pushing lots of software updates with unwanted features, so it’s probably that a computer will feel slower over time.

      However that’s not an underclock it’s just that the CPU can’t keep up with that much bloatware.