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 ...

You can now more accurately manage your tasks. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Updated March 19, 2025: Microsoft has now put the ...

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 ...