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.

People have had a problem with how Windows 11's Task Manager shows CPU usage stats for a long time. While recent discussions have revolved around the idea that the app only bases its reporting on base ...

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 ...

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 ...

"My PC feels slow..." When you feel that way, do you just restart it for now?Restarting often fixes the issue, but if you don ...

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 ...

Microsoft Vice President Scott Hanselman has developed GPU Taskman, a free, open-source tool that provides detailed insights ...