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 ...

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 ...

When you need to manage system resources on Windows, Task Manager is likely the first utility you open. It was redesigned on Windows 11 and has more functionality, but these tips will work if you are ...

Microsoft wrapped up last week with a bunch of Windows 11 Insider Builds. Those in the Canary Channel can upgrade to Build ...

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 ...

The first solution involves checking the multi-core support in the BIOS. Every motherboard comes with an option to allow or block users from utilizing multiple cores. You need to check this setting by ...

It only took about ten years, but I’ve finally made Windows Task View part of my everyday workflow. Task View arrived with Windows 10 in 2015, providing an alternative to cramming all of your open ...

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" ...