You open Task Manager, head to the Startup tab, disable a handful of apps, and feel pretty good about yourself. It's a logical way to make your Windows machine start up faster by trimming the ...

Microsoft is investigating a new Windows 11 issue that causes the Task Manager to say there are zero running apps and background processes. However, while the Task Manager doesn't display the correct ...

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 ...

AppControl is a modern Task Manager alternative designed to give users deeper visibility and control over system activity. In this post, we will show you how to track, control, and monitor a Windows ...

Windows Task Manager is a powerful system-monitoring tool that comes built-in with Microsoft Windows operating systems. It provides real-time information about the various processes, applications, and ...

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 ...

This post explains how to show Resource Usage App History for all user accounts in the App History tab of Windows 11 Task Manager. The image below shows resource usage stats for all user accounts ...

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 ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Windows 11 throttles background apps to save power, and it's not always right about which ones deserve it. Power Throttling at the system level and ...