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We used to be a society (with a good Windows Task Manager icon)

Microsoft has delivered some blows to Task Manager in recent times. As noted last week by PC Gamer's Andy Edser, the Windows team recently stamped out a bug that granted Task Manager immortality. The ...
Ars Technica

Windows 11 Task Manager bug makes the app’s “close” button do the exact opposite

I installed Bazzite this week on my gaming PC and… it just works, at least for the games I've tried so far. I haven't yet tried to move my DCS install yet and might have to keep my Win10 partition ...
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A bizarre Windows 11 bug duplicates Task Manager instead of closing it

If you’re a Windows 11 user who frequently uses the Task Manager tool, you should probably avoid Microsoft’s latest OS update. Reddit users and my colleague Tom Warren are reporting that a bug in the ...
ExtremeTech

Microsoft Confirms Windows 11 Bug That Won't Let Task Manager Close: Here's What to Do

Microsoft has confirmed that there's a new issue in Windows 11 that doesn't let users close the Task Manager after installing the October 2025 optional update. Cosing the Task Manager using the "X" ...