Pretty much the only tool you need to run a leaner Windows on your system.

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.

Windows has seen the rise and fall of many interfaces, but through every version, every redesign and every OS identity crisis, the Task Manager has remained largely the same. The Task Manager still ...