In context: Mounting controversies have not deterred Microsoft from adding unpopular AI features to Windows 11, which is struggling to gain users despite the end of official Windows 10 support. A ...

Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Question: The list of processes in my Task Manager shows “Microsoft Edge (48)” and “Google Chrome (42)” immediately ...

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 ...

Microsoft marked the penultimate Patch Tuesday of 2025 with an update lighter than of late, addressing a mere 63 common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) across its product estate – a far cry from ...

Microsoft has resolved a known issue preventing users from quitting the Windows 11 Task Manager after installing the optional Windows 11 KB5067036 update. Although having a few Task Manager processes ...

After many, many years of frustration from Windows users, Microsoft has finally fixed one of its most persistent operating system bugs: the long-broken "Update and shut down" option that would restart ...

Microsoft has confirmed that there's a new issue in Windows 11 that doesn't let users close the Task Manager after installing the October 2025 optional update. Cosing the Task Manager using the "X" ...

The optional October 2025 update can cause multiple Task Manager instances to run in the background. The optional October 2025 update can cause multiple Task Manager instances to run in the ...

I installed Bazzite this week on my gaming PC and… it just works, at least for the games I've tried so far. I haven't yet tried to move my DCS install yet and might have to keep my Win10 partition ...

In this informative video, we'll walk you through the steps to enable the 'End Task' function directly from the taskbar in Windows 11. This feature allows you to quickly manage and close unresponsive ...

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