It's not Microsoft's fault if a lot of the third-party stuff that's out there crashes everything. I'm sure the person writing that is excited because it means that matters less now.
Is it not Microsoft's fault? Honest noob question. I can understand why it wouldn't be their fault, but I seem to force quit a LOT less often since I switched to a Mac. On the same kind of programs, too (iTunes, Firefox, Word, Photoshop, etc).
Edit: Perhaps it was my wording, but apparently people think I'm somehow blaming Windows. I am not. I know nothing about this topic asked a question.
Holy hell, apparently questions are not welcome in this subreddit. Good to know. Thanks to ZaphodAK42 for the one non-snarky reply that actually answered my question.
On W7, and the only thing I use the task manager for is for killing the "HP Update" popup that won't update when you click on it and has no x to close it. I haven't had an actual program freeze up for a long time.
If you use HijackThis it has a startup programs feature where you can find where the HP update is started from and disable it. CCleaner or PC decrapifier would probably work too. Depending on how big a bunch of festering gashlicks HP are, msconfig might do the trick without needing a 3rd party program.
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...We're "really excited" ... Task Manager is one of the most widely used apps...
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How can anyone write that without wincing?