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4 built-in Windows tools you are probably ignoring but shouldn't

Some of Windows' best features are buried deep enough to qualify as treasure.
Digital Trends

Windows Task Manager: 5 most important things to know

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 ...

Windows 11 June 2026 update: 6 major features and improvements

Microsoft's June 2026 Windows 11 update boosts responsiveness, adds Shared Audio, expands NPU metrics, and improves OOBE.
Bleeping Computer

Five lesser known Task Manager features in Windows 11

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 ...
techtimes

Windows 11 Taskbar May Soon End Tasks: Here’s How

Windows 11 taskbar is soon adding a new nifty feature that ends tasks straight away. Once this new taskbar feature rolls out, users no longer have to launch the Task Manager to merely kill an ...
HotHardware

Windows 11 Is Changing How Task Manager Calculates CPU Utilization

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 ...
Windows Central

Microsoft veteran says the Task Manager was under 80 KB because "small was fast and fast mattered" — but wishes "we had carried more of that taste, not the suffering"

The original Windows Task Manager was so small because the app had to work when the whole system was crumbling. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...