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fromTheregister
22 hours ago

Microsoft's Task Manager turns 30: Original coder celebrates

"Dave Plummer, a former Microsoft engineer, says his lean original has grown roughly 50 times in size. Rather than critique today's version, Plummer took to his Dave's Garage YouTube channel to offer a window into Task Manager's scrappy origins, including the thought process behind its development, and his unfortunate decision to include his home phone number in the source code."
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fromTheregister
1 week ago

Microsoft Task Manager bug spawns new processes

Windows 11 update KB5067036 can spawn multiple persistent Task Manager processes, increasing resource usage and complicating process termination.
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