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'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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Microsoft is rolling out significant Windows 11 changes through its Insider Program, including the ability to pause updates indefinitely, consolidate restarts to once a month, and provide clearer ...

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 ...