If Task Manager is so good, why isn't there a Task Manager 2?

Dive past Task Manager to see per-process disk writes, open handles, and the remote IPs a service is contacting.

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 ...

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Q: I’m relatively new to Windows and want to understand when and where I should use the Task Manager utility. A: The Windows Task Manager is a useful troubleshooting tool that begins by showing you ...

Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After working for an indie game studio and acting as the family's go-to ...

Former Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer, who has worked on iconic projects like adding ZIP file support to Windows and the Windows NT Start Menu, revealed how the Task Manager actually reads CPU usage.

If Task Manager is showing wrong uptime in Windows 11, disable Fast Startup, verify uptime via WMIC, restart WMI service, ...

Microsoft has confirmed a known issue that is preventing users from quitting the Windows 11 Task Manager after installing the October 2025 optional update. This comes after widespread user reports ...

Misconfiguration in the Dell Support Assist Manager can also cause this issue. If Dell Data Manager shows high CPU, Memory, Disk, or Power usage in the Task Manager of your Windows computer, follow ...