Microsoft Surface users baffled after investing in kit that throttles itself to the point of passing out
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/08/16/surface_users_fret_as_cpu_throttling_makes_pricey_devices_crawl/
An intermittent but longstanding issue where Microsoft Surface Pro 6 and Surface Book 2 devices run super slow continues to frustrate users.
The problem is not new. A May 2018 thread on Microsoft's community forum discussed the issue, with devices reportedly slowing to a mere 0.4GHz. However, a recent Surface Pro 6 firmware update may have made things worse.