This post explains how to create a live kernel memory dump file using Task Manager. Microsoft has introduced a new troubleshooting feature in the Windows operating system to help administrators ...

MacFixIt reader "Martin V." writes in to alert us about an ongoing issue with his MacBook Air. The process 'kernel_task' uses an inordinate amount of system resources causing his system to run ...

Microsoft is testing a new diagnostic tool in Windows 11 that lets you create live kernel memory dumps without disrupting the operation of Windows. A live kernel dump is a snapshot of the kernel's ...

I've noticed that as I leave the system on longer, kernel_task uses more and more memory, CPU Usage doesn't really go up but right now its consuming about 86 megs of real memory on a 1gig of ram ...

I've been using two external monitors on this MBP (plus the built-in display) for 6 months now, and this problem just cropped up this week, despite no recent OS updates* (obviously, since I'm still ...