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 battery-saving Efficiency mode and other changes to the Task Manager in Window 11 make it more powerful than ever. We show you how to get the most out of it. I've been testing PC and mobile ...

Microsoft has rolled out important updates to Task Manager in Windows 11, the window that lets users peer into active processes on their PC. The key change to Task Manager is process filtering, one of ...

Every Windows user should know how to start the Windows 11 task manager: Press the CTRL + SHIFT + ESC keys simultaneously (there are also other options — for example, right-clicking on the taskbar and ...

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 ...

If your Task Manager displays wrong CPU usage figures on Windows 10/11 follow these suggestions to fix the issue: Before trying any methods, ensure your PC meets the system requirement for Windows 11 ...

The latest Windows 11 Task Manager icon takes Microsoft's modern amorphous blob aesthetic to its (il)logical limit. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Linux 2025 might have been the year for Linux gaming, but there's still a way to go until I switch from Windows Processors PC gaming on Arm chips didn't quite happen in 2025, but the die is cast for ...

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 ...

Dave Plummer was once a programmer for Microsoft, where he played a key role in the development of the Windows Task Manager as well as the ZIP archive import for the operating system. The man has ...