{"title": "Microsoft Resolves Windows 11 Issue Preventing Proper Closure of Task Manager", "body": ["Task Manager serves as a vital utility in Windows, offering users a quick and accessible view of active applications and system processes. Typically, people access it only when needed, and few would wish for it to persist in the background without consent, which occurred due to a recent glitch. The company has now resolved this problem through its newest patch."], ["Following the updates from October 28, numerous users noticed that attempting to shut down Task Manager failed to terminate the underlying process, resulting in ongoing consumption of system resources. While this alone isn't a severe drain on CPU or RAM, the situation escalated under specific conditions involving repeated launches of the tool."], ["Since the initial Task Manager instance refused to terminate fully, subsequent attempts to open it spawned additional copies, each demanding further resources. This cycle persisted each time a new window was created without properly ending the prior one, leading to accumulation over sessions."], ["For those who primarily use desktops and infrequently restart their systems, this buildup could noticeably degrade performance. Microsoft addressed the flaw in a Windows 11 patch issued the previous day, identified as build KB5068861, as reported by Bleeping Computer. The release notes state: 'This update resolves a problem in which using the Close button to exit Task Manager did not completely stop the process, potentially creating lingering background copies that gradually impact speed.'"], ["Beyond this fix, the update also tackled several issues related to handheld gaming devices, including problems that blocked entry into power-saving states and difficulties with controller responses on the Windows sign-in screen. Such devices have drawn increased attention from Microsoft lately."]}