Microsoft Surface Pro 6 and Surface Book 2 hit with CPU throttling issues

Microsoft is trying to fix a mysterious issue with Surface Pro 6 and Surface Book 2 devices which is causing CPU speeds to be throttled to a painfully slow 400 MHz. At the moment it is not clear what is causing the problem, but it appears to be related to an Intel CPU flag -- BD PROCHOT which throttles processor speeds in a bid to reduce temperature. See also: Chromium-based Microsoft Edge has more natural-sounding Read Aloud voices thanks to the cloud. Microsoft cancels major Super Duper Graphics Pack update for Minecraft Microsoft is at it too: workers are listening… [Continue Reading]