If the Startup Impact column in Task Manager is showing Not measured, this post will help you. This usually means Windows is not tracking startup apps at boot time. The good news is that it is usually ...

Microsoft wrapped up last week with a bunch of Windows 11 Insider Builds. Those in the Canary Channel can upgrade to Build 27802 while those in the Beta Channel will see either Build 22635.5015 or ...

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 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 ...

To improve performance on Windows 11, you can safely end processes like unused apps, bloatware (e.g., Copilot, Phone Link), high-resource processes, and peripheral-related programs via Task Manager.

Build 29580.1000, Microsoft is also rolling out Experimental (26H1) Build 28020.1921. Notably, the changes rolled out with ...

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

Microsoft's latest Windows 11 Insider build introduces expanded Task Manager capabilities, adding optional columns to monitor neural processing units (NPUs) and GPU neural engines. Users can now view ...

Recently, Windows 11 has added a new way to force-close unresponsive applications directly from the taskbar. Normally, when an app becomes unresponsive, users either have to restart their computer or ...

In a nutshell: Microsoft has quietly introduced a new Windows feature allowing you to deal with unresponsive applications faster. A new "End Task" option is available directly from the taskbar, ...