The buzz about Redmond's upcoming release of Windows 8 has been clogging up the intertubes lately. Fanboys and haters alike have been testing the developer release, and either pointing out what they ...

Task Manager is a powerful tool in Windows, yet many users only use it for basic tasks like closing unresponsive apps or checking resource usage. If you're new to Windows or primarily use Task Manager ...

Discover why Process Explorer beats Windows Task Manager as a great alternative for task management, providing deeper insights and faster PC fixes.

Some users have reported that Task Manager is not updating on their Windows 11/10 computers. When one launches an app, the current resource consumed by it should be reflected in the Task Manager. But ...

If the Task Manager is not showing network usage on your Windows 11/10 PC, read this post to learn how to troubleshoot the issue. Network usage refers to the amount of data being sent and received by ...

Hold down CTRL with the Task Manager open in Windows and prepare to be amazed. Hold down CTRL with the Task Manager open in Windows and prepare to be amazed. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, ...

Since the advent of Windows in the early '90s, the saving grace of many panicked users has been the combination of the CTRL, ALT, and DEL keys. This holdover keyboard code from IBM's heyday in the ...

A new Windows 11 bug causes Task Manager to keep duplicating. Each time you close and reopen the tool, another instance launches. To avoid this, you'll have to close Task Manager from Task Manager ...

One reason to use the Task Manager in Windows is to see if any of the apps running on your computer are misbehaving or using a disproportionate amount of resources. But what do you do when the ...