14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has recently released a new Windows 11 preview build, and one of the most important fixes that are now available for the Dev channel concern the Task Manager.
If you’re a power user, you certainly know how important the Task Manager really is for your daily experience. In the latest preview builds, however, users came across various problems, including crashes that occurred at random times.
In my case, the Task Manager crashed nearly half of the times when launching it, so it was pretty much a matter of luck. More often than not, the Task Manager crashed when jumping from one tab to another.
Windows 11 build 22579, which was released by Microsoft to the Dev channel, resolves all these crashes, while also introducing additional fixes for the Task Manager.
“Fixed a few high hitting Task Manager crashes. Fixed an issue where if focus was inside the Details page and you started typing, focus would stop moving through the processes list after the first letter. If you’re using the Performance page in Summary view, the title bar of Task Manager will now be hidden,” Microsoft explains in the changelog of this new build.
Task Manager is also getting a new Run New Task icon, with the button also showing up all pages of the app.
New Task Manager in Windows 11
Windows 11 comes with a new Task Manager that’s also in the Insider program and sports an updated design to align with the rest of the OS.
“We have updated the design of Task Manager to match the new Windows 11 design principles. This includes a new hamburger style navigation bar and a new settings page. A new command bar on each page gives access to common actions. We are also excited to bring dark theme to Task manager and will automatically match the system-wide theme configured in the Settings app,” Microsoft announced not a long time ago.
At this point, there’s no ETA as to when the new Task Manager could launch for all users.