I installed AppControl on my Windows 11 PC and was shocked by how much was happening in the background without me knowing.

The CPU is idle — it's waiting, and Task Manager doesn't show you what it's waiting for.

CTRL+Alt-Delete is one of the most well-known PC hotkeys, used primarily to access the system task manager. The tool is essential for force-closing frozen apps, reviewing system performance, checking ...

"The CPU number in Task Manager is a moving little obituary for the immediate past," explained former Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer, "Not what happened at the moment that your eyeballs landed on the ...

SysMain' was draining my computer's background memory. Here's how to find the biggest culprits behind your sluggish PC.

Update: Perplexity said in March it would unleash Personal Computer software to work as an artificial intelligence manager for Mac, and now it’s available. Today we're releasing Personal Computer.

If the Task Manager is not showing network usage on your Windows 11/10 PC, read this post to learn how to troubleshoot the issue. Network usage refers to the amount of data being sent and received by ...

Task Manager is a crucial piece of every PC. From hardware monitoring to killing stuck or misbehaving apps, this part of Windows 11 can do quite a lot. Hardware monitoring is a common use case ...

Anthropic is joining the increasingly crowded field of companies with AI agents that can take direct control of your local computer desktop. The company has announced that Claude Code (and its more ...

Anthropic PBC wants users to give Claude the keys to their computer, announcing new “computer use” functionality for its artificial intelligence assistant so it can now click, scroll and navigate ...

Tired of missing performance spikes? AppControl beats Task Manager by logging a 3-day history, identifying culprits instantly, and explaining processes in plain English, so you know what slowed your ...