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The latest Task Manager coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Taming Windows 11’s Search Indexer: A Practical Guide to Longer Battery Life
Windows Search Indexer is the engine behind near-instant file and app results across File Explorer, the Start menu, and Outlook. But on battery-powered laptops, it can become a significant power...
Microsoft's Hibernation Command and 14 Other Settings to Maximize Windows 11 Battery Life
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KB5064081 Optional Update for Windows 11 24H2 Delivers AI Recall Homepage, Taskbar Seconds, and Critical Task Manager Fix
Microsoft has rolled out its optional August preview update for Windows 11 24H2, KB5064081, bringing a mix of staged AI enhancements, long-awaited user interface tweaks, and critical diagnostic fixes...
KB5064081 Preview Refreshes Windows 11 with Sane CPU Metrics, AI Recall Page, and File Explorer Smarts
Microsoft’s optional KB5064081 preview update for Windows 11 24H2 drops a long-overdue fix that finally makes Task Manager’s CPU readings match reality, while simultaneously rolling out...
Windows 11 Gets a Sign-In Facelift and Power User Shortcuts in Latest Previews
Microsoft has shipped two new Insider preview builds—22635.4440 in the Beta Channel and 27754 in the Canary Channel—that overhaul the Windows Hello sign-in experience, tidy up the taskbar, and...
Windows 11 Adopts Black Screen of Death: What the Color Change Means and How to Fix Black Screens
Microsoft has finally retired the Blue Screen of Death’s iconic blue background. In Windows 11, the stop screen—what every IT pro dreads—now wears black. The Verge first reported the redesign...
The Windows Shortcut Set That Saves 30 Minutes a Day — 8 Keys to Master First
For the average knowledge worker, the seconds lost to mouse navigation accumulate into a staggering 30 minutes each day. That’s over two and a half hours per week spent moving a cursor,...
48 Windows 11 Keyboard Shortcuts to Supercharge Your Productivity: A Real-World Guide from ZDNET
Keyboard shortcuts have long been the secret weapon of power users, but a new guide from ZDNET distills 48 Windows 11 keystrokes into a practical productivity system that promises to save you hours...
Silence Windows 11’s Snipping Tool: How to Stop the Print Screen Pop-Up for Good
{ "title": "Silence Windows 11’s Snipping Tool: How to Stop the Print Screen Pop-Up for Good", "content": "Windows 11's close integration between the Print Screen key and the Snipping Tool has...
10 Overdue Productivity Upgrades Windows Must Deliver in 2025
The gap between Windows' raw capability and its daily usability has become a liability. While Microsoft touts AI copilots and flashy features, enterprise users and power users are drowning in...
Half Your CPU Cores Missing in Task Manager? The msconfig Trap and How to Escape It
You fire up Task Manager to check performance, and your stomach drops. Your shiny 8-core processor is showing only 4 cores. Before you assume the worst—a faulty chip or a motherboard on the...
From Reddit to Real Life: The Verified Windows 11 Shortcuts Every Laptop Reviewer Should Use
A community-curated list of Windows 11 keyboard shortcuts recently surfaced on Reddit and was amplified by a Tom’s Guide writer—and for anyone who spends hours testing laptops, it’s a goldmine....