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 ...

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 ...

Get a better idea of which apps are affecting your PC's power usage the most ...

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

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 ...

A laptop or desktop screen showing Windows 11 settings open (like Task Manager or Performance settings), with a clean, ...

Tired of missing performance spikes? AppControl beats Task Manager by logging a 3-day history, identifying culprits instantly, and explaining processes in plain English, so you know what slowed your ...

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.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Diagnosing the issue of slowdown in Windows can be a needle-in-haystack situation. It could require a simple restart, or it could be a much ...