Earlier this week, Microsoft released optional update KB5067036 for Windows 11 users, adding a number of long-awaited features to the operating system, with the most notable improvement being a revamped Start menu design with new sections .

Unfortunately, Microsoft’s developers have missed a bug that makes it impossible to close the Task Manager by pressing the X button without silently opening a new instance in the background.

Windows Latest took a closer look at the bug and found that each instance takes up about 25 MB of working memory, so after a while it can negatively affect the performance of your computer.

While waiting for a permanent fix, you can terminate all instances of Task Manager by opening the Windows Command Prompt and entering the following command: taskkill /im

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