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3 Task Manager tricks I wish I knew when I bought my first Windows 11 PC

Task Manager is one of the oldest and most important parts of Microsoft's Windows operating system. First debuting in 1995's release of Windows NT 4.0, Task Manager has, over the years, evolved into a ...

Windows 11 gets improved sound settings, better Task Manager, and more in new builds

Microsoft has released two new Canary builds, bringing useful improvements and new features, including Xbox mode, new sound ...

I found the apps slowing down my PC - how to kill the biggest memory hogs

I found the apps slowing down my PC - how to kill the biggest memory hogs ...
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Windows 11 now uses a smarter CPU usage number in Task Manager

In the latest update to Windows 11 24H2—patch KB5058411 which rolled out earlier in May—Microsoft made a quiet change to how Task Manager calculates CPU usage in the “Processes” tab, reports Windows ...