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Task Manager

How to manage running Windows apps, processes, and services, using the built-in Task Manager. How to end unresponsive apps and background processes.

How disable the Task Manager in Windows 10

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  • Codrut Neagu
  • 02.24.2020
There are some cases in which you might want to disable Task Manager in Windows 10 There are also opposite situations, when you want to enable Task Manager, like when your computer was infected by malware that disabled the Task Manager In such a case, every time you try to launch...

7 better alternatives to the Task Manager from Windows

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  • Codrut Neagu
  • 10.31.2019
The Task Manager app from Windows is an essential feature of the operating system, and nearly everyone has used it on their computers We also think that the most frequent use of this tool is to close apps that no longer respond to clicks and commands Besides that, the Task Manager...

How to create a dump file for an app, background or Windows process

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  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 09.24.2019
You may not know what a dump file is, but you may have noticed Windows 10 mentioning a dump file when it crashes into a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) A dump file is a snapshot of an app or process, at the time when the file is created The dump file shows what was executed and loaded...

How to open the Task Manager in Windows 10 (all shortcuts)

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  • Codrut Neagu
  • 08.20.2019
Task Manager is a great tool that helps you manage the way apps, processes, and services run on your Windows 10 PC Before you can work with the Task Manager, you should first know how to open it In this guide, we show you different ways of getting to it, not just one shortcut for...

7 ways to keep tabs on your systems’ performance with the Task Manager

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  • Codrut Neagu
  • 08.06.2019
Have you ever wanted to know how much of your processor's power is being used at a particular time Or maybe how much free RAM was left for your favorite game to use How about how much of your video card's power is used All these are essential system resources without which apps and...

View details about running processes with the Windows 10 Task Manager

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  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 07.18.2019
Although Task Manager's Processes tab offers detailed information about how programs use system resources, it is the Details tab that allows you to find out everything you need to know about running processes (and more) Task Manager's Details tab provides generous data about each...

Use the App history from Task Manager to view your apps’ resource consumption

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  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 07.04.2019
Windows 10's Task Manager can be a gold mine of information when it comes to apps and how they use your computer's resources While most of the tabs display real-time data, the App history tab collects and reports usage statistics for the apps and programs running on your computer or...

How to manage signed-in user accounts with the Task Manager in Windows 10

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 06.27.2019
Having multiple user accounts logged in on your Windows 10 computer can make swapping between them faster, but it can also waste resources as your computer is forced to maintain two separate environments in memory If you want the chance to weigh the benefits of this action...

How to identify the Windows 10 apps that hog system resources

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  • Codrut Neagu
  • 06.13.2019
Regardless of how new or old your Windows 10 computer is, at times, you might find that it starts lagging and stops being responsive That usually means that something is hogging its resources It might be an app that takes up all your processor, one that consumes all your graphics...

How to view and disable startup programs from Windows 10’s Task Manager

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  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 06.11.2019
With Windows 10, Microsoft has improved the startup time of our PCs However, performance degrades over time, slowing down your device As you install more and more desktop apps, they sneak themselves or their agents onto the startup list, lengthening the list of startup applications...

Manage, start, stop, or restart Windows 10 services from the Task Manager

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  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 06.07.2019
A service is a special type of application intended to provide features to the user and the operating system, that launches and runs in the background, without a user interface to click on As in previous versions, the Task Manager from Windows 10 comes with a Services tab, aimed...

11 ways to manage running processes with the Task Manager in Windows 10

  • tutorial
  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 06.06.2019
The Windows 10 Task Manager gives you a lot of power when it comes to monitoring system resources The Processes tab shares more information than ever before, allowing you to customize the data it shows according to your needs Here is how to tweak the Task Manager's Processes tab...

9 Things you can do from the Task Manager’s compact view in Windows 10

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  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 06.03.2019
The Task Manager is an app primarily used to get more information about the processes and applications running on your PC That is why the first time you open the Task Manager in Windows 10, you might be in for a surprise (especially if you skipped Windows 8) because there is not...

How to set the default view/tab for the Windows 10 Task Manager

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  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 05.03.2019
Starting with the Windows 10 May 2019 Update or version 1903, the Task Manager receives a few improvements One of them is the fact that you can now set the default tab displayed by Task Manager when you open it Today, you either see the compact view with few details, or the...

Ten reasons why the Task Manager rocks in Windows 10 (and in Windows 8.1)

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  • Codrut Neagu
  • 07.05.2017
The Task Manager has always been one of the most useful tools in Windows, but it has also been one of the most boring ones Fortunately, that was a thing of the past, as the new Task Manager from Windows 81 and Windows 10 went through a major overhaul Now it looks better, it received...

Less Known Tricks about Using the Task Manager in Windows 7

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  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 07.03.2012
We would like to finish our coverage of the Task Manager in Windows 7 with an article showing some advanced tricks about how it can be used The article will include: how to manage active services, identify the processes used by a service, view data about your system's resource usage...