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 ...

AI agents on the taskbar, Copilot in the File Explorer, and much more. AI agents on the taskbar, Copilot in the File Explorer, and much more. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been ...

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Dave Plummer was once a programmer for Microsoft, where he played a key role in the development of the Windows Task Manager as well as the ZIP archive import for the operating system. The man has ...

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 ...

Microsoft has confirmed a known issue that is preventing users from quitting the Windows 11 Task Manager after installing the October 2025 optional update. This comes after widespread user reports ...

Windows 11’s latest optional update, KB5067036, is giving Microsoft yet another headache. Users who installed the October 2025 preview update report that the Task Manager refuses to quit even after ...

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 ...

The latest Windows 11 test update, which remains in preview, appears to have introduced a strange new glitch in Task Manager, and it’s leaving users puzzled. According to reports from Windows Latest, ...