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After years of complaints about Windows Task Manager displaying CPU utilization incorrectly, a fix is finally on its way

With the latest Windows Release Preview, Microsoft is fixing a problem that has persisted for years: Its Task Manager CPU usage stats didn't make a lot of sense. This change was originally announced ...
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Microsoft is fixing Windows 11 Task Manager’s quirky reporting of CPU usage, and a much-wanted change for the lock screen is coming, too

Windows 11 is getting a change to avoid confusion around different reports of CPU usage levels in Task Manager This is just in testing, but should be rolling out to Windows 11 24H2 and 23H2 soon A ...
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Here’s Why Process Explorer Is Still the Best For Task Management on Windows

Discover why Process Explorer beats Windows Task Manager as a great alternative for task management, providing deeper insights and faster PC fixes.
PC World

Windows 11 now uses a smarter CPU usage number in Task Manager

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 ...
Ars Technica

Random CPU Spikes!

Hi all,<BR>I like Win2k, but it seems like when I'm just doing normal stuff, like listening to MP3s, browsing Ars, etc, the system will hang for just a second or 2, and from the task manager, I can ...
Ars Technica

CPU spike when mouse moves?

This problem is on a work machine so I don't know the specifics as to what applications are installed but about 1 in every 3 boot ups, my computer will freeze every 20 seconds or so, then continue on ...
PC Gamer

After years of complaints about Windows Task Manager displaying CPU utilization incorrectly, a fix is finally on its way

Linux 2025 might have been the year for Linux gaming, but there's still a way to go until I switch from Windows SSDs This neat Windows registry trick boosts NVMe SSD performance up to 80% but it's ...