The real cause of a sluggish PC is often unexpected.

To improve performance on Windows 11, you can safely end processes like unused apps, bloatware (e.g., Copilot, Phone Link), high-resource processes, and peripheral-related programs via Task Manager.

In this guide, we will be talking about the AppControl tool that is a perfect replacement of the Windows Task Manager.

You can use the right-click menu for a process and access the location of the associated application. Related: What is igfxTray.exe? Is it safe? Can I disable it? Is the Resume process a virus or ...

If you notice slowness, having Task Manager open to the details page can help diagnose the issue. If you see the CPU or memory or disk columns at 100 percent, that means some app or process is hogging ...

If you see multiple processes of the same program running on your Windows 11 PC, there is no need to panic, as this is a normal behavior of all Windows computers. However, if you experience ...

Stop guessing why your PC lagged. This Task Manager alternative logs three days of performance history to catch spikes that ...

Microsoft is investigating a new Windows 11 issue that causes the Task Manager to say there are zero running apps and background processes. However, while the Task Manager doesn't display the correct ...

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 ...

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