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A recent optional preview update for Windows 11 is producing a frustrating and easily reproducible regression: closing Task Manager with the window “X” can leave the underlying taskmgr.exe process running, and each reopen spawns a new visible Task Manager instance while earlier instances persist...

Microsoft has quietly closed a small but persistent Windows annoyance: the Start‑menu option labeled “Update and shut down” will now, in the scenarios Microsoft targeted, actually power off the PC after applying updates instead of finishing in a rebooted and powered‑on state. This fix landed...

Microsoft’s October 28, 2025 preview cumulative—KB5067036 (OS Builds 26200.7019 for 25H2 and 26100.7019 for 24H2)—has started landing for Windows 11 devices and brings a dense mix of visible shell changes, on‑device and cloud‑assisted AI actions, accessibility improvements, and a broad set of...

Microsoft’s optional October preview for Windows 11, KB5067036, has been tied to a reproducible regression that leaves Task Manager’s underlying taskmgr.exe processes running after the window is closed — and repeated open/close cycles can spawn multiple hidden Task Manager instances that quietly...

Microsoft’s optional preview update KB5067036 for Windows 11 has produced a stubborn Task Manager regression: clicking the window Close (X) button can make Task Manager disappear visually while one or more underlying taskmgr.exe processes remain running, and repeated open/close cycles may spawn...

Microsoft has quietly closed one of Windows’ most persistent little mysteries: the “Update and shut down” / “Refresh and shut down” option that for years sometimes installed updates and then restarted the PC instead of powering it off has finally been corrected in the October preview package...

Windows Task Manager has improved, but for anyone who wants real control and forensic-level visibility into what’s running on a PC, Process Explorer still delivers the goods—and then some. The switch from the built-in Task Manager to Sysinternals’ Process Explorer is not just a cosmetic...

Microsoft has confirmed that an October preview update for Windows 11 can leave Task Manager running in the background after you close its window, producing duplicate taskmgr.exe processes that accumulate over time and can degrade device performance. Background / Overview On October 28, 2025...

Microsoft’s October preview for Windows 11 (KB5067036) has introduced a puzzling regression: closing Task Manager with the window Close (X) button sometimes does not terminate taskmgr.exe, leaving behind “ghost” Task Manager processes that accumulate with each reopen and can degrade system...

Windows 11 users on recent preview builds are reporting a strange and persistent regression: closing Task Manager with the window “X” sometimes does not terminate taskmgr.exe, and each reopen can spawn another live Task Manager process — producing dozens of background taskmgr.exe instances that...

The optional October preview update KB5067036 can leave Task Manager running after you click the window “X,” and repeated open→close cycles may spawn additional background taskmgr.exe processes that accumulate memory and occasional CPU until you explicitly kill them or reboot — a reproducible...

Microsoft has confirmed that an optional Windows 11 preview update (KB5067036) can leave Task Manager processes running after you close the window — producing multiple background taskmgr.exe instances that can potentially degrade device performance until they are terminated or the system is...

Microsoft’s latest optional preview has quietly turned a maintenance tool into a resource leak: closing Task Manager with the window “X” can leave the process running, and each reopen spawns another background copy of taskmgr.exe that quietly consumes RAM and occasional CPU until explicitly...

Microsoft’s optional October preview for Windows 11, KB5067036, introduced a surprising and persistent regression: closing Task Manager with the window “X” can leave the underlying taskmgr.exe process running, and repeating the open→close cycle spawns additional background Task Manager instances...

Microsoft’s optional October preview for Windows 11 (KB5067036) appears to have introduced a puzzling regression: clicking the Task Manager window’s close button (the “X”) can leave the process running and — worse — spawn a new taskmgr.exe instance each time you reopen it, producing multiple...

Microsoft’s latest optional preview for Windows 11 appears to have introduced a baffling regression: the Task Manager’s close button can fail to terminate the app, leaving behind one or more live taskmgr.exe processes that accumulate each time you open and close the utility. The bug was tied to...

Microsoft’s optional October preview for Windows 11, released as KB5067036, has produced a surprising and insidious regression: clicking the Task Manager’s close button can leave the underlying taskmgr.exe process running and, on repeat use, spawn hidden duplicate instances that quietly consume...

Windows 11’s optional October preview (KB5067036) has introduced a strange regression that can turn the very tool meant to tame runaway processes into a quiet resource sink: closing Task Manager with the window’s Close (X) control sometimes does not terminate taskmgr.exe, and repeated open/close...

A recent Windows 11 optional preview update has produced a bizarre and attention‑grabbing regression: instead of closing when you click the window’s X, Task Manager sometimes remains alive in memory — and every time you open the UI again a new, additional Task Manager process is left running in...

Windows 11’s latest optional preview update, KB5067036, is producing an odd — and potentially costly — regression: clicking the Task Manager window’s Close (X) button can fail to terminate the app and instead leave behind a live taskmgr.exe process, and repeated opens-and-closes spawn additional...