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This 25-year-old Windows tool is better than Task Manager
Don't make your life harder than it needs to be.
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.
I stopped relying on Task Manager after discovering the hidden Windows activity it ignores.
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