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Windows 11 users hit with bizarre Task Manager duplication bug - here's how to avoid it

A new Windows 11 bug causes Task Manager to keep duplicating. Each time you close and reopen the tool, another instance launches. To avoid this, you'll have to close Task Manager from Task Manager ...
Ars Technica

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

Huh, the rare instance where I kind of "defend" MS -- I've been a desktop Linux user, no dual booting since 2006 so I've been anti-MS for a very long time. But this is a preview and bugs happen so not ...
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" ...
Ars Technica

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

So "awesome" that despite being free the year of the Linux desktop is like the Second Coming -- ie, never gonna happen. Click to expand... I for one couldn't care less about the mass-market popularity ...