In the latest update to Windows 11 24H2—patch KB5058411 which rolled out earlier in May—Microsoft made a quiet change to how Task Manager calculates CPU usage in the “Processes” tab, reports Windows ...

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.

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If you're experiencing a laggy, slow, or unresponsive PC, the Task Manager is often your first step to identifying the culprit. Typically, you'll find a popular app like Chrome causing a memory spike ...

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