Windows 11 is far from perfect, but it does make Task Manager significantly better. It's modern, has a search bar, and easy-to-understand graphs. But what are some of the lesser-known features of the ...
If the Startup Impact column in Task Manager is showing Not measured, this post will help you. This usually means Windows is not tracking startup apps at boot time. The good news is that it is usually ...
Microsoft has released two new Canary builds, bringing useful improvements and new features, including Xbox mode, new sound ...
You've probably done it yourself: you need to know how hard a given application is hitting your CPU, so you pull up Windows' Task Manager to check the CPU utilization. For a casual inquiry, this is ...
Microsoft rolls out Windows 11 Canary builds 29576.1000 and 28200.1873 with improved sound settings, taskbar tweaks, storage, ...
Microsoft is investigating a new Windows 11 issue that causes the Task Manager to say there are zero running apps and background processes. However, while the Task Manager doesn't display the correct ...
To improve performance on Windows 11, you can safely end processes like unused apps, bloatware (e.g., Copilot, Phone Link), high-resource processes, and peripheral-related programs via Task Manager.
Windows 11 is getting a change to avoid confusion around different reports of CPU usage levels in Task Manager This is just ...
Microsoft has confirmed that there's a new issue in Windows 11 that doesn't let users close the Task Manager after installing the October 2025 optional update. Cosing the Task Manager using the "X" ...
Task Manager is a crucial piece of every PC. From hardware monitoring to killing stuck or misbehaving apps, this part of Windows 11 can do quite a lot. Hardware monitoring is a common use case ...
Learn how Windows Task Manager measures CPU usage over time intervals and why modern CPUs can make these readings feel ...