The real cause of a sluggish PC is often unexpected.

Windows is great at letting users multitask, and one of the reasons why it is great is its Task Manager. It lets you manage all running programs, and kill the programs that are causing issues. The ...

Task Manager showed the symptoms, Resource Monitor showed the culprit.

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 ...

Design simplicity is the key for Windows 8, and Microsoft recently discussed on its blog the streamlining of yet another popular Windows feature: Task Manager. The new Task Manager echoes the design ...

Microsoft is testing a new search and filtering system for the Task Manager in Windows. It will let you quick search for the app you want to end or inspect further. Microsoft is testing a new search ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is getting ready to overhaul the Task Manager in Windows 11. Like the ...

What should a user do, if the Task Manager itself is causing problems on the computer by opening up randomly? Imagine, the Task Manager popping up randomly while you are busy with some work. Now, ...

If your PC games are lagging or running slow, you can free up resources in Windows 10 using a new XBOX Game Bar task manager that overlays on top of running games. Earlier this month, Xbox Insiders ...

On Wednesday, Windows Insider preview build 18898 revealed a small but exciting Task Manager improvement coming to a future version of Windows 10: The Performance tab will tell you if a disk is a ...

This guide explains what the Secure System process is in Task Manager, why it runs on Windows 11, is it safe and discusses ...