Rejoice! Task Manager is finally getting a search bar in a future Windows 11 update
Search for that process slowing down your PC
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After years of trying to find the app that was slowing down yourPCin a long list,Task Manageris getting a search bar in an upcomingWindows 11update, so you quickly can type in the app in question and close it.
According toWindows Latest, this is currently a hidden feature in theInsider builds, which allows you to test features that may or may not appear in a future update for everyone.
However, a search bar in Task Manager is something many have been requesting for a long time, so we don’t expect this to disappear anytime soon.
This is only further proof of howMicrosoftis looking at the smaller details in its existing apps to reduce the frustrations many of us have had across Windows in the last few decades.
Task Manager is getting better with every update
Task Manager is mostly the ‘cure all’ of Windows issues, where you can go in by pressingCTRL + ALT + DELETE, or byright-clicking the Taskbar, and you can monitor your system’s resource use or force-stop an app that’s become unresponsive.
It’s only in the2022 update, released in September 2022, thatTask Manager saw a glow-upin its design to match the overall look ofWindows 11, alongside some new features, and it was a welcome change after what felt like abandonment by Microsoft for so long.
While a search bar sounds like a standard feature to have in a time of being able to askvoice assistantsabout the weather or to command a Wikipedia search, Task Manager did feel like the odd one out for this.
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Once this future update arrives, however, you’ll probably wonder how you managed without it, and what else Task Manager could be getting in other updates down the line.
Daryl had been freelancing for 3 years before joining TechRadar, now reporting on everything software-related. In his spare time, he’s written a book, ‘The Making of Tomb Raider’. His second book, ‘50 Years of Boss Fights’, came out in 2024, with a third book coming in 2025. He also has a newsletter called ‘Springboard’. He’s usually found playing games old and new on his Steam Deck, Nintendo Switch, and MacBook Pro. If you have a story about an updated app, one that’s about to launch, or just anything Software-related, drop him a line.
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