Meet the hidden Windows 11 tool that reveals what Task Manager misses

Until now, anyone wanting to know exactly which processes Windows loads at start-up had to use the external tool Sysmon.
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4 built-in Windows tools you are probably ignoring but shouldn't

Some of Windows' best features are buried deep enough to qualify as treasure.
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Five lesser known Task Manager features in Windows 11

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 ...
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Windows 11 Is Changing How Task Manager Calculates CPU Utilization

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 ...

Windows 11 update preview promises faster launches, puts Task Manager on NPU patrol

Microsoft has released a cumulative update preview for Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2 with some useful quality-of-life improvements ...
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Microsoft veteran says the Task Manager was under 80 KB because "small was fast and fast mattered" — but wishes "we had carried more of that taste, not the suffering"

The original Windows Task Manager was so small because the app had to work when the whole system was crumbling. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...
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We used to be a society (with a good Windows Task Manager icon)

Microsoft has delivered some blows to Task Manager in recent times. As noted last week by PC Gamer's Andy Edser, the Windows team recently stamped out a bug that granted Task Manager immortality. The ...