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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 ...

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 ...

Retired Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer has published an impressive and modern Task Manager replacement called Task Manager OG (TMOG).

When you are trying to keep an eye on system resources in Windows, the Task Manager utility is incredibly useful. Now Microsoft is making it even more useful by giving it an update for the age of ...

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 ...

That green leaf icon often means Windows throttled something without asking.

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 ...

Based in rural Minnesota, Brian Burgess worked in IT for 10 years before finding his passion for writing about consumer technology. Brian earned his degree in computer and network technology in 2000.