I used Windows Task Manager for years without questioning it. It worked, mostly. But once I started caring about why my PC slowed down and which process was actually responsible, surface-level stats ...

In context: Mounting controversies have not deterred Microsoft from adding unpopular AI features to Windows 11, which is struggling to gain users despite the end of official Windows 10 support. A ...

Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Question: The list of processes in my Task Manager shows “Microsoft Edge (48)” and “Google Chrome (42)” immediately ...

In the latest Windows Insider beta update released November 21, Microsoft announced the arrival of its full-screen Xbox experience for laptops and desktops alongside a number of other new features and ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. We reported on a bizarre Windows 11 bug late last month that allowed Task Manager to survive the ...

Task Manager is one of the essential tools of Windows, an easy, always-available look at what software is running (or not). But most users don’t have it open constantly and even those who do probably ...

A new Windows 11 bug causes Task Manager to keep duplicating. Each time you close and reopen the tool, another instance launches. To avoid this, you'll have to close Task Manager from Task Manager ...

One reason to use the Task Manager in Windows is to see if any of the apps running on your computer are misbehaving or using a disproportionate amount of resources. But what do you do when the ...

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