Microsoft's Raymond Chen explains why Task Manager and the taskbar freeze when your PC is overloaded, and why high priority ...

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 ...

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 ...

When your CPU maxes out, the very tool you need to rescue it gets stuck in the same traffic, and a Microsoft veteran explains ...

Skip Task Manager, enable a hidden Windows setting, and force-close frozen apps directly from the taskbar.

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 Task Manager has come a long way. It now conforms to the Windows 11 UI standards, supports theming, and has better visualization and process control. Whenever a process acts up, or I see some ...

Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After working for an indie game studio and acting as the family's go-to ...

Microsoft is rolling out a new update for Windows 11 that adds more graphs to the Task Manager, according to Windows Latest. First discovered by Twitter user phantomofeath, the new update shows ...

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 supercharges Windows 11's Task Manager to deliver better hardware monitoring and performance insights. Here's how.