Home windows 11 KB5064081 replace clears up CPU utilization metrics in Process Supervisor

​​Microsoft has launched the KB5064081 preview cumulative replace for Home windows 11 24H2, which incorporates thirty-six new options or adjustments, with many regularly rolling out. These updates embody new Recall options and a brand new manner of displaying CPU utilization in Process Supervisor.

The KB5064081 replace is a part of the corporate’s non-compulsory non-security preview replace schedule, which releases updates on the finish of every month to check new fixes and options coming to the subsequent month’s  Patch Tuesday.

Not like common Patch Tuesday cumulative updates, month-to-month non-security preview updates don’t embody safety updates and are non-compulsory.

You’ll be able to set up the KB5064081 replace by opening Settings, clicking on Home windows Replace, after which “Examine for Updates.”

As a result of that is an non-compulsory replace, you can be requested if you wish to set up it by clicking the “Obtain and set up” hyperlink except you might have the “Get the newest updates as quickly as they’re they’re out there” choice enabled, which is able to trigger the replace to mechanically set up.

You can even manually obtain and set up the KB5064081 preview replace from the Microsoft Replace Catalog.

Home windows 11 KB5064081 highlights

As soon as put in, this non-compulsory cumulative launch will replace Home windows 11 24H2 techniques to construct 26100.5074.

The August 2025 preview replace options quite a few new additions which are regularly rolling out, together with an up to date technique for displaying CPU workload metrics in Process Supervisor.

For years, Home windows Process Supervisor’s Processes tab displayed CPU utilization utilizing a “Processor Utility” metric, which might show complicated or incorrect outcomes.

The strategy ignored the variety of cores a processor had, so a single, maxed-out core on a 16-core CPU might present general utilization at 100%. It additionally in contrast workload towards the chip’s base clock velocity reasonably than its precise working frequency, so when turbo increase pushed cores above their common velocity, utilization might spike past 100% after which get clipped within the show.

These quirks meant the numbers proven within the Processes tab often didn’t match what was displayed within the Efficiency or Customers tabs, or inside third-party monitoring instruments.

In accordance with WindowsLatest, Microsoft has now standardized CPU reporting all through Process Supervisor, with the Processes tab now utilizing the identical formulation already used within the Efficiency and Customers tabs.

The brand new CPU load is calculated as:

(Δ Course of CPU Time) ÷ (Δ Elapsed Time × Logical Processors)

This up to date CPU utilization formulation is now rolling out with this replace.

For customers preferring the legacy view, Microsoft has added an non-compulsory “CPU Utility” column within the Particulars tab. Nevertheless, by default, Process Supervisor will now present constant CPU metrics throughout your entire software.

The whole record of adjustments which are regularly rolling out consists of:

• [Recall] New! Recall opens to a customized homepage that places your current exercise and top-used apps and web sites entrance and heart, making it simple to select up the place you left off. After turning on snapshot assortment, the homepage highlights key productiveness options like Latest Snapshots, which present the newest snapshots that will help you shortly resume duties, and High Apps and Web sites, which show the three apps and web sites you’ve used most previously 24 hours. You’ll be able to set filters in Settings to manage which apps and web sites are saved in snapshots. A brand new navigation bar on the leftmost facet of the display screen supplies fast entry to House, Timeline, Suggestions, and Settings.

• [Click to Do] New! Whenever you launch Click on to Do for the primary time, you will see a fast interactive tutorial. It reveals tips on how to full duties quicker by demonstrating actions on each textual content and pictures—similar to summarizing massive blocks of textual content or eradicating picture backgrounds. To revisit the tutorial later, choose Extra choices  > Begin tutorial.

• [General] New! When an app requests entry to location, digital camera, microphone, or different machine capabilities, Home windows reveals a redesigned system dialog field. To emphasise the privateness immediate, the display screen dims barely, and the immediate seems on the heart of the display screen.

• [Taskbar] 

  
  

  • New! The bigger clock with seconds is now again within the notification heart, displayed above the date and calendar. To show this feature on, go to Settings > Time & language > Date & time, and activate Present time within the Notification Middle.

  • Fastened: If you happen to unintentionally click on and drag your mouse throughout the taskbar preview thumbnail, the preview may cease working.

• [Search on the Taskbar]

  
  

  • New! Whenever you use Search from the Home windows taskbar, a brand new grid view will enable you extra shortly and precisely determine the specified picture inside your search.

  • New! Search on the taskbar now supplies clearer standing data. In case your search outcomes are incomplete whereas your PC is organizing information within the background, Home windows reveals a discover with a hyperlink to examine progress. You’ll be able to dismiss the discover if you’re carried out. There’s additionally a standing for information and folders, so you possibly can simply inform whether or not they’re out there on-line (cloud) or saved in your machine.

• [Lock screen] New! Extra widget choices and assist for lock display screen widget personalization (beforehand known as “Climate and extra”) are rolling out. After preliminary launch with Home windows Insiders within the European Financial Space (EEA), these updates are increasing to all areas. You’ll be able to add, take away, and rearrange lock display screen widgets similar to Climate, Watchlist, Sports activities, Site visitors, and extra. Any widget that helps the small sizing choice may be added. To customise your lock display screen widgets, go to Settings > Personalization > Lock display screen.

• [File Explorer] ​​​​​​​

  
  

  • New! Dividers now separate top-level icons within the File Explorer context menu.

  • New!​​​​​​​ Whenever you’re signed in with a piece or college account (Entra ID), File Explorer will show folks icons within the Exercise column and the Really helpful part on the prime of File Explorer House. Hover over or choose an individual’s icon to open their Microsoft 365 Dwell Persona Card, which reveals who they’re and the way they’re linked to the file.

  • Fastened: If you happen to attempt to use the unblock open in Properties for a file, it nonetheless reveals as blocked if you open Properties the subsequent time.

• [Windows Hello]

  
  

  • New!​​​​​​​ As a part of the enhanced passkey options launched in September 2023, you’ll see a redesigned Home windows Good day interface. These modernized visible updates assist quick, clear communication that seem throughout a number of authentication flows, together with the Home windows sign-in display screen, passkey, Recall, the Microsoft Retailer, and extra.

     The Home windows safety credential expertise for passkey presents a cleaner, extra intuitive interface designed to assist quick, safe sign-in. Now you can simply change between authentication choices similar to passkeys or linked units.

  • Fastened: Home windows Good day may acknowledge your face on the login display screen, nevertheless it will nonetheless fail after which immediate you to enter your pin. If you happen to proceed experiencing points, you may must go to the Facial Recognition part below Settings > Accounts >Signal-in choices and choose Enhance recognition.

  • Improved: Fingerprint login after standby is now extra sturdy.

• [Settings] 

  
  

  • New!  Home windows activation and expiration prompts match the Home windows 11 design and seem as system notifications when motion is required. There even have been enhancements to messaging below Settings > System > Activation.

  • New! You’ll be able to go to Settings > Privateness & safety > Textual content and Picture Era to see which third-party apps have just lately used generative AI fashions supplied by Home windows. You can even select which apps are permitted to make use of them—placing you accountable for your machine’s AI expertise.

  • New! As a part of the Copilot+ PC expertise, the agent in Settings helps you shortly discover and alter settings. Initially out there on Snapdragon®-powered Copilot+ PCs, agent in Settings now helps AMD- and Intel™-powered Copilot+ PCs. It presently works solely when your major show language is ready to English.

  • Fastened: Settings may crash when you try so as to add a safety key below Settings > Account > Signal-in choices.

• [Task Manager] New! Process Supervisor now makes use of commonplace metrics to point out CPU workload persistently throughout all pages, aligning with business requirements and third-party instruments. If you happen to desire the earlier view, you possibly can allow a brand new non-compulsory column known as CPU Utility within the Particulars tab to show the sooner CPU utilization worth proven on the Processes web page.

• [Widgets]

  
  

  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​New! A number of dashboards at the moment are out there in your Widgets Board. This offers you extra space on your favourite widgets and helps you keep knowledgeable with a feed that connects you to present occasions. A brand new navigation bar on the left facet makes it simple to modify between your widget’s dashboard and different views just like the Uncover feed. After preliminary launch within the EEA, these updates are increasing to all areas.

  • New!  A brand new visible expertise is out there for the Uncover feed on the Widgets Board. The structure is extra organized, customized, and interesting. Copilot-curated tales at the moment are included, providing a well-rounded view of every matter with summaries, movies, and pictures from trusted MSN premium publishers. To customise your feed, go to Widgets > Uncover dashboard > Personalization settings.

• [Windows Backup for Organizations] New!​​​​​​​ Home windows Backup for Organizations is now typically out there! Expertise seamless machine transitions with enterprise-grade backup and restore. Whether or not you are refreshing your group’s units, upgrading to Home windows 11, or deploying AI-powered PCs, this answer helps maintain productiveness with minimal disruption, making certain enterprise continuity and organizational resilience.

• [PowerShell 2.0] Beginning in August 2025, Home windows 11, model 24H2, will not embody Home windows PowerShell 2.0. This legacy part was launched in Home windows 7 and formally deprecated in 2017. Most customers received’t be affected, as newer variations similar to PowerShell 5.1 and PowerShell 7.x stay out there and supported. If you happen to use older scripts or instruments that depend upon PowerShell 2.0, replace them to keep away from compatibility points.

• [Live captions] Fastened: Altering the opacity of reside captions in Settings > Accessibility > Captions > Caption Fashion, has no impact.

• [Input]  

  
  

  • Fastened: Making an attempt to kind Chinese language with an IME after copying one thing with CTRL + C may end up in the primary character not displaying.

  • Fastened: An underlying difficulty associated to textinputframework.dll might lead to sure apps like Sticky Notes and Notepad crashing.

• [dbgcore.dll] Fastened: An underlying difficulty with dbgcore.dll might lead to sure apps, together with explorer.exe, crashing.

• [Kerberos]​​​​​​​ Fastened: There may be an underlying crash in Kerberos when making an attempt to entry a cloud file share.

• [Login] Improved: Addressed some underlying instances which might result in you seeing a clean white display screen, or a display screen saying, “only a second”, for a couple of minutes when logging into your PC.

• [Miracast] Fastened: A problem the place, on sure units, audio would initially play however cease just a few seconds after casting to a TV.

• [Audio] Improved: Addressed an underlying audio service stops responding which might affect the flexibility to play audio in sure instances.

The excellent news is that some fixes or enhancements within the KB5058502 replace can be found instantly:

• [Device management] Fastened: This replace addresses a problem that prevented some system restoration options from working correctly attributable to a short lived file sharing battle. This affected sure machine administration instruments and disrupted key capabilities on some units.

• [File system]​​​​​​​ Fastened: A problem in Resilient File System (ReFS) the place utilizing backup apps with massive information might generally exhaust system reminiscence.

• [Input]  

  
  

  • Fastened: This replace addresses a problem with the Chinese language (Simplified) Enter Methodology Editor (IME) the place some prolonged characters seem as empty bins.

  • [Fixed This update addresses an issue that prevents typing on the touch keyboard when using the Microsoft Changjie, Microsoft Bopomofo, or Microsoft Japanese Input Method Editors (IMEs). The issue occurs after switching to a previous version of the IME.

• [Performance] Fastened: This replace addresses a problem that slows software set up on ARM64 units. Some installers may take longer to finish.

Microsoft stories two identified points with this launch: a bug that causes incorrect CertificateServicesClient (CertEnroll) errors to look, and lag/stuttering in audio and video efficiency when utilizing Community Gadget Interface (NDI) to stream or switch feeds between PCs.

The corporate is now rolling out a repair for the CertificateServicesClient (CertEnroll) errors , however it’s regularly rolling out over the subsequent 4 weeks. 

The complete launch notes for KB5064081 may be discovered on this assist bulletin.

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