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.

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 ...

CTRL+Alt-Delete is one of the most well-known PC hotkeys, used primarily to access the system task manager. The tool is essential for force-closing frozen apps, reviewing system performance, checking ...

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 ...

HWiNFO is one of the best free hardware monitoring tools. The latest version of the software has fixed legacy CPU usage reading on Windows 11, a kernel-mode hardware stack driver bug, and more. HWiNFO ...

In this tutorial, we will help you to show hidden Performance Overlay in Windows 11. With the Performance Overlay feature of Windows 11, you will be able to keep an eye on your system resources in ...

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 ...