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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...

Microsoft’s optional October preview update (KB5067036) delivered a redesigned Start menu and other UI tweaks — and, for a subset of devices, a troubling Task Manager regression that can leave multiple taskmgr.exe processes running in the background after you click the window “X”. Background /...

The latest Windows 11 preview update has introduced a baffling Task Manager regression that can leave multiple invisible copies of taskmgr.exe running after you click the window “X,” creating a slow, hard‑to‑diagnose resource leak for affected users and raising fresh questions about preview...

A baffling regression in Microsoft’s optional October 28, 2025 Windows 11 preview (KB5067036) can leave Task Manager processes running after the window is closed, allowing multiple invisible copies of taskmgr.exe to accumulate and quietly consume memory and CPU — a problem reproduced across...

Microsoft’s optional October preview update for Windows 11, KB5067036, shipped a handful of visible improvements — a redesigned Start menu, colorful battery icons, and fixes for the Media Creation Tool — but it also appears to have introduced a surprising and insidious regression: closing Task...

Microsoft’s latest preview-quality release for Windows 11 has backfired for a sizable number of users: the optional KB5044384 update, issued to address and polish aspects of Windows 11 24H2, introduced a Task Manager display bug that misreports process counts and, in some installs, coincided...

Microsoft’s latest optional preview for Windows 11, KB5067036, has delivered a visible Start menu refresh and other small improvements — and, for a subset of users, a nagging regression that leaves Task Manager processes alive after you click the window Close (X) button, spawning multiple...

Windows 11’s October preview (KB5067036) is shipping attractive UI changes — a redesigned Start menu, colorful battery icons and fixes for Update & Shut Down — but an emerging, strange regression is putting one of the OS’s core utilities under a microscope: multiple reports show Task Manager’s...

Microsoft’s optional preview update KB5067036 lands in the Release Preview channel with two of the most visible changes Windows users have asked for in years — a new just‑in‑time Administrator Protection model that binds elevation to user verification, and color‑coded battery icons that make...

Speed Up Windows 10/11 by Managing Startup Apps Difficulty: Beginner | Time Required: 15 minutes Are you tired of staring at a blank desktop while Windows drags itself into readiness? Many Windows 10/11 machines feel slower to boot because startup programs wake up and grab memory right away. The...