Microsoft added a search and filter functions into the task manager of Windows 11. And it will be very useful in searching and filtering running applications. It is tested on the latest developer edition of the system (Windows 11 Insider build 22623.891) and is expected to be included in future stable releases.

Task Manager (also known as Task Manager) is one of the oldest Windows internal applications. And one of the most useful tools for intermediate users, professionals or system administrators, Thoroughly check the operation of the device or solve some problems arising from its use.

Microsoft overhauled this tool extensively in Windows 10 and continued to improve it in the next version, adding many abilities which go beyond terminating a frozen application that blocks the system, which is certainly the most well-known and used function by ordinary users.

Windows 11 Task Manager: Order Point

Windows is a huge ecosystem due to the need to support legacy components that Microsoft would like to remove but are kept for compatibility and support. This is why, as new versions of Windows are released, the task manager has started to fill up more and more with a long list of running processes.

For example, on a fresh installation of Windows 11, run more than 130 processes in the operating system. And only on the first run, because on systems with many applications installed and with regular use, you can have more than 300 processes running at the same time. This long list of processes can make it difficult to find the specific one the user is looking for.

The new test version of the system presents a solution that enables filter the list of processes by name, ID or publisher. “The filter algorithm compares the contextual keyword with all possible matches and displays them on the current page. The filter also applies when changing pages»reads the release notes. “You can also use the keyboard shortcut ALT + F to focus on the filter field”they explain.

Useful feature if you want to highlight a process or group of processes to perform troubleshooting steps or simply monitor the performance of filtered processes. In addition to the process filtering feature, this release also adds better color theme support for the Windows 11 Task Manager and the ability to opt out of future confirmations when enabling “efficiency mode” on a process.

You can test this feature by installing Windows 11 Insider build 22623.891, which is currently available on the Dev channel. And if you want to know all the possibilities of this tool, don’t miss this special with 10 Most Useful Windows 11 Task Manager Features.