Pulse

Pulse 2.3.1

A modern task manager and system monitor for Windows 11, built with WinUI 3.

  • By Pouriya Parniyan
  • Pulse Source-Available L
  • Updated Oct 1, 2026
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About Pulse

Pulse is a task manager and system monitor for Windows 11 with live CPU, memory, GPU, per-disk
and network graphs, per-process details (network, disk, GPU, efficiency mode), startup app
management, Windows services, hardware sensors, a desktop widget and live tray graphs.
Fully local: no telemetry and no accounts.

What's new in 2.3.1

  • Fixed an issue where system tray icon metric values did not update dynamically
  • Direct NVMe and disk SMART health data (temperature, wear/remaining life, power-on hours, errors) without admin elevation
  • Significant background/tray resource optimization (paused 3D composition and idle page timers)
  • Sidebar navigation More button fix (smooth scroll, solid background)
  • Native Pulse.exe process identity and clean UAC elevation prompts

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Technical details

PublisherPouriya Parniyan
Version2.3.1
Release date2026-10-01
LicensePulse Source-Available License (PSAL) v1.0
Installer typeexe
Architecturex64
Package IDwl-std.pulse

Links & install command

Install Pulse from the command line with Windows Package Manager (winget):

winget install --id=wl-std.pulse -e

monitorperformancesystem-monitortask-manager

Older versions

  • 2.3
  • 2.2
  • 2.1.1
  • 2.1
  • 2.0.0.0