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After years of complaints about Windows Task Manager displaying CPU utilization incorrectly, a fix is finally on its way

With the latest Windows Release Preview, Microsoft is fixing a problem that has persisted for years: Its Task Manager CPU usage stats didn't make a lot of sense. This change was originally announced ...
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 ...
PC World

Windows 11 now uses a smarter CPU usage number in Task Manager

In the latest update to Windows 11 24H2—patch KB5058411 which rolled out earlier in May—Microsoft made a quiet change to how Task Manager calculates CPU usage in the “Processes” tab, reports Windows ...
Make Tech Easier

Here’s Why Process Explorer Is Still the Best For Task Management on Windows

Discover why Process Explorer beats Windows Task Manager as a great alternative for task management, providing deeper insights and faster PC fixes.
Ars Technica

Microsoft is revamping Windows 11’s Task Manager so its numbers make more sense

Microsoft devotes most of its time and energy these days to promoting new AI- and Copilot-related features for Windows 11, but the company’s Windows Insider builds are still full of small tweaks and ...
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 ...
Ars Technica

Closing Windows 11’s Task Manager accidentally opens up more copies of Task Manager

One reason to use the Task Manager in Windows is to see if any of the apps running on your computer are misbehaving or using a disproportionate amount of resources. But what do you do when the ...