"But a new bug affecting Task Manager is actually causing the tool to clog up more memory than usual. Released on Tuesday, Microsoft's October preview update for Windows 11 beefed up the Start menu and other key features and squashed a number of bugs. But it's also responsible for introducing the new Task Manager glitch. If you've installed the update, here's what may happen."
"After you're done, you shut down Task Manager in the usual way by clicking the X to close the window. But herein lies the problem. Instead of shutting down, Task Manager continues to run in memory. If you open it again, another instance launches. Each time you open Task Manager, yet another instance launches into memory. Close and then reopen Task Manager enough times throughout the day, and you'll wind up with more and more instances all chewing up additional memory and system resources."
A Windows 11 October preview update (KB5067036) introduced a bug that prevents Task Manager from fully closing when the window X is clicked, leaving instances running in memory. Reopening Task Manager spawns additional instances instead of replacing the existing one, causing multiple copies to accumulate and consume extra RAM and system resources. Repeated open/close cycles can produce dozens of Task Manager processes, significantly increasing memory usage. The update also included Start menu and other feature enhancements, and the mitigation is to terminate Task Manager processes from within Task Manager itself rather than relying on the window close button.
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