With the latest Windows Release Preview, Microsoft is fixing a problem that has persisted for years: Its Task Manager CPU ...

If you’ve ever launched Task Manager only to watch your CPU usage hit 100% and stay there, you may have wondered why this sudden mystery spike in system resource usage occurs. After all, Task Manager ...

In simple terms, CPU utilization is the current percentage of CPU resources consumed by all programs. If you notice that some programs are using more of your CPU cores and hogging system resources, ...

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 ...