

The legendary CTRL + ALT + DEL shortcut is engraved into the memory of nearly every Windows user as the go-to combination whenever their OS hangs. Almost everyone, including novices, knows how to use the Task Manager. It shows how individual processes use system resources and allows system administrators to kill whichever they choose to end. The Task Manager is probably the most well-known.

Windows has many built-in resources that you can use to review resource usage. You can do many things on your end to boost your computer’s performance, and one of them involves checking the processes that consume your system’s resources and killing them off. While numerous updates have yielded positive results, system slow-downs are still a thing.

Microsoft is very open about its dedication to making Windows 10 the best performing operating system.
