Security News > 2022 > February > Closer look at Windows 11's new Task Manager

Microsoft has finally started testing a new version of Task Manager with users in the Windows Insider Program.

Task Manager continues to be one of the most popular tools for Windows and it is the easiest way to identify troublesome apps and end their process.

With Windows 11 Sun Valley 2, Microsoft is exploring a new user interface for Task Manager, which dramatically changes the interface of the app and replaces the traditional top bar/menu with a command bar.

Like the current version of Task Manager, the new version can also display the same set of screens, such as Processes, Performance, App history, Startup apps, Users, Details, and services.

Task Manager's new design uses WinUI and it matches the new Windows 11 design principles.

Task Manager's new design is far from perfect, but it's good to see that Microsoft wants to address UI consistency issues in the OS and more improvements are expected to show up in future preview builds.

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