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.

Almost everyone using a PC clicks the X button to close apps. It's accessible and conspicuously marked and naturally has become second nature. However, after using the X button, the app you closed may ...

PowerToys is getting a new "low memory mode" to stop background utilities like Color Picker from hoarding hundreds of ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Windows 11 throttles background apps to save power, and it's not always right about which ones deserve it. Power Throttling at the system level and ...

When you turn on your Windows PC, hundreds of processes run along with the programs in the background. As they are not visible, we focus on programs or windows that we see. From the startup apps to ...