Thanks Poolmon. I don't run AOL, but I did uninstall/reinstall some other apps I had recently installed, to no avail. HOWEVER, out of desperation, I tried what Microsoft tells you and rebooted a...

I'm having the same problem. It's like the CPU is being held hostage and only gets to take a breath every 3 1/2 seconds. I've exhausted everything I know to do. Maddening!

I'm running Windows...