Task Manager is good for basic system monitoring, but if you want a truly detailed look at your system, SysMon is the way to go.

Q: I’m relatively new to Windows and want to understand when and where I should use the task manager utility. A: The Windows Task Manager is a very useful troubleshooting tool that begins by showing ...

If Task Manager crashes, you can restart it (Opens in a new window) by hitting Ctrl-Shift-Esc. Windows will first attempt to revive the hung version -- if it can't, it'll open a new window for you ...

AppControl is a modern Task Manager alternative designed to give users deeper visibility and control over system activity. In this post, we will show you how to track, control, and monitor a Windows ...

A reported Windows 11 bug causes a new background Task Manager instance to spawn when the Task Manager is closed. Repeated opens can create dozens of Task Manager copies (~20-25 MB each); 100 copies ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. AMD's just-released Ryzen 8040 series "Hawk Point" processors will have their included NPUs (Neural Processing Unit) receiving real-time monitoring inside ...

I'm going to assume that this is a legitimate request. However, my only answer is this: what you are describing is a rootkit, or at best, some form of malware. There is no legitimate reason for any ...

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

Here, we talk about everything happening around Microsoft's latest operating system in the Stable channel and preview builds: new features, removed features, controversies, bugs, interesting findings, ...

Microsoft has launched a public beta of a Windows utility called PC Manager that helps you free up storage space, choose which apps run when you first boot your computer, and offers some basic ...

Windows 11 does a lot under the hood to speed up a PC’s performance, but PCs tend to slow down over time as they accumulate apps, files, drivers, and other detritus. Even zippy ...