Anu is a Features author at Android Police. You'll find her writing in-depth pieces about automation tools, productivity apps, and explainers. Before joining AP, she used to write for prominent tech ...

Microsoft PC Manager replaces multiple Windows tools with one free, official console. It boosts performance, cleans storage, manages apps, handles security, and offers handy utilities, all without ...

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 ...

Task Manager is one of the essential tools of Windows, an easy, always-available look at what software is running (or not). But most users don’t have it open constantly and even those who do probably ...

If you’ve installed the optional KB5067036 update on Windows 11 and now notice a duplicate Task Manager, you’re not alone. Multiple instances accumulate, consuming your RAM and CPU resources. Here, we ...

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" ...

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 ...

A new Windows 11 bug causes Task Manager to keep duplicating. Each time you close and reopen the tool, another instance launches. To avoid this, you'll have to close Task Manager from Task Manager ...

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 ...