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OPEN TASK MANAGER & USE IN WINDOWS 10
This is an explanation on how to open the Task Manager in various ways and its individual sections you may have used recently or will in the near and foreseeable future. It is quite an important aspect of all Windows OS's as it can give you specific information for ongoing system actions and processes, troubleshooting assistance and various other visual aids. This Tip should enlighten quite a few of you on its use and application in Windows 10.
NOTE: If you open Task Manager while signed in to an Administratior Account, then Task Manager will be opened as Elevated (Run As Administrator) by default.
NOTE: When opening Task Manager with these various options, it will come on in the default Processes View.
WAYS TO OPEN TASK MANAGER
1. Press the keyboard, simultaneously press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys . Task Manager will come on.
2. With your mouse, right click or press and hold on the Taskbar, then with your mouse, left click/tap on Task Manager
NOTE: This option will not be available if you have Tablet Mode turned on.
IMPORTANT NOTE: In Tablet Mode, long pressing the Windows icon in the Taskbar will pop-up (at release) a menu. There the Task Manager is available.
3. On your keyboard simultaneously press [WIN]+X which opens the QUICK LINK menu, with your mouse, left click/tap on Task Manager
4. On your keyboard, simultaneously press the CTRL+ALT+DELETE keys, with your mouse, select and left click/tap on Task Manager
5. Using the Taskbar Search, type Task in the Search Box, when it shows up in the search results, highlight it and press ENTER
NOTE: (If prompted by UAC, then left click/tap with mouse on Yes)
>>>>>Any other ways? Please post a comment below
TASK MANAGER EXPLAINED
Thought I'd give some explanations on the various sections of the Task Manager for a bit of clarity and understanding.
1. Select to have Task Manager display with Fewer Details or More Details.
By default, Task Manager will open to the same Fewer Details or More Details view as it was last closed.
Here is what you will see with Task Manager in Fewer Details view.
2. Here is what you will see with Task Manager in More Details view.
a) PROCESSES TAB
The Processes Tab is shown by default when the Task Manager is launched. It’s the place where you can manage:
Running Apps and Services, and also monitor High-level Performance stats.
On the Processes tab, there are TWO primary components of the User Interface: Running Processes (left side)
and the Heat Map (right side). In the Task Manager, running processes are sorted by Apps,
Non-Windows Background processes, and Windows processes.
Apps are sorted out at the TOP, making it easy to find, monitor, and manage apps without having to scan all processes and scroll through many items as you had to in prior versions of the Task Manager.
The Heat Map (shown in varying shades of Yellow and Orange above) is a Visualization
of the Resource Utilization for processes which makes it easy to pinpoint where high Resource
Utilization is taking place.
The Heat Map is color-coded with Low Resource Utilization shown in Pale Yellow,
with darker shades of Yellow and Orange representing progressively greater resource utilization.
If resource utilization has reached a critical level, the Value will be shown with a Red Background.
b) PERFORMANCE TAB
In the Performance Tab, you can also, with your mouse, double click/tap on the Left or Right Side to switch to Summary View.
To return to Normal View, with your mouse, just double click/tap with your mouse, anywhere in the small footprint window.
On the Left-hand side of the Performance View, live Mini-graph views are shown for each performance metric, on the Right-hand side, you see a Detail graph for the selected metric. Each Performance category has a unique information view at the bottom that shows
Relevant Statistics for the Performance category currently selected. One of the great enhancements in these graph views is how the Bounds of the graphs are dynamically scaled to current utilization.
c) APP HISTORY TAB
The App History tab shows Historical Resource utilization metrics for Apps. By default, the view shows only Windows Store App resource utilization. While on the App History tab, you can go to Options (menu bar).
With your mouse, click/tap on Show History For All Processes to see Historical Processes utilization for all apps.
d) STARTUP TAB
1) In Startup tab, you can see a summary of Startup Performance, and Tune Startup Behavior all in one place. You can activate more columns. With your mouse, Right click the Column Header. Those that are not shown by default include:
Startup Type, Disk I/O at Startup, CPU at Startup, Running Now, Disabled Time, and Command Line.
2) On the bottom Right Corner of Startup screen, you will see an Enable / Disable button. Left clicking with your mouse, select a Startup Name. You can select the Startup item to be Enabled or Disabled by left clicking with your mouse on the button.
NOTE: You can always change it back in the same way.
e) USERS TAB
Shows Active User(s) on the system.
f) DETAILS TAB
The Details tab displays information about the Processes that are running on the PC. A Process can be an
Application that you start or Sub-systems and Services that are managed by Windows.
g) SERVICES TAB
The Services tab allows you to view and manage Services that are running on your PC. You can also look for the Open Services button on the bottom of the screen.
With your mouse, left clicking it will take you to the Services Page where you can change or modify the Services without the Task Manager having to be open.
Well, I hope this gave you a better understanding of the Task Manager and just how important it is for you and the utilization of your Windows 10 OS. Don't worry about any lack of knowledge with this, I had to remind my father on several key steps here, and he's a geek lol.
Regards, Mindsnake2
This is an explanation on how to open the Task Manager in various ways and its individual sections you may have used recently or will in the near and foreseeable future. It is quite an important aspect of all Windows OS's as it can give you specific information for ongoing system actions and processes, troubleshooting assistance and various other visual aids. This Tip should enlighten quite a few of you on its use and application in Windows 10.
NOTE: If you open Task Manager while signed in to an Administratior Account, then Task Manager will be opened as Elevated (Run As Administrator) by default.
NOTE: When opening Task Manager with these various options, it will come on in the default Processes View.
WAYS TO OPEN TASK MANAGER
1. Press the keyboard, simultaneously press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys . Task Manager will come on.
You must be registered for see links
2. With your mouse, right click or press and hold on the Taskbar, then with your mouse, left click/tap on Task Manager
NOTE: This option will not be available if you have Tablet Mode turned on.
IMPORTANT NOTE: In Tablet Mode, long pressing the Windows icon in the Taskbar will pop-up (at release) a menu. There the Task Manager is available.
You must be registered for see links
3. On your keyboard simultaneously press [WIN]+X which opens the QUICK LINK menu, with your mouse, left click/tap on Task Manager
You must be registered for see links
4. On your keyboard, simultaneously press the CTRL+ALT+DELETE keys, with your mouse, select and left click/tap on Task Manager
You must be registered for see links
5. Using the Taskbar Search, type Task in the Search Box, when it shows up in the search results, highlight it and press ENTER
You must be registered for see links
NOTE: (If prompted by UAC, then left click/tap with mouse on Yes)
>>>>>Any other ways? Please post a comment below
TASK MANAGER EXPLAINED
Thought I'd give some explanations on the various sections of the Task Manager for a bit of clarity and understanding.
1. Select to have Task Manager display with Fewer Details or More Details.
By default, Task Manager will open to the same Fewer Details or More Details view as it was last closed.
Here is what you will see with Task Manager in Fewer Details view.
You must be registered for see links
2. Here is what you will see with Task Manager in More Details view.
You must be registered for see links
a) PROCESSES TAB
The Processes Tab is shown by default when the Task Manager is launched. It’s the place where you can manage:
Running Apps and Services, and also monitor High-level Performance stats.
On the Processes tab, there are TWO primary components of the User Interface: Running Processes (left side)
and the Heat Map (right side). In the Task Manager, running processes are sorted by Apps,
Non-Windows Background processes, and Windows processes.
Apps are sorted out at the TOP, making it easy to find, monitor, and manage apps without having to scan all processes and scroll through many items as you had to in prior versions of the Task Manager.
The Heat Map (shown in varying shades of Yellow and Orange above) is a Visualization
of the Resource Utilization for processes which makes it easy to pinpoint where high Resource
Utilization is taking place.
The Heat Map is color-coded with Low Resource Utilization shown in Pale Yellow,
with darker shades of Yellow and Orange representing progressively greater resource utilization.
If resource utilization has reached a critical level, the Value will be shown with a Red Background.
You must be registered for see links
b) PERFORMANCE TAB
In the Performance Tab, you can also, with your mouse, double click/tap on the Left or Right Side to switch to Summary View.
To return to Normal View, with your mouse, just double click/tap with your mouse, anywhere in the small footprint window.
On the Left-hand side of the Performance View, live Mini-graph views are shown for each performance metric, on the Right-hand side, you see a Detail graph for the selected metric. Each Performance category has a unique information view at the bottom that shows
Relevant Statistics for the Performance category currently selected. One of the great enhancements in these graph views is how the Bounds of the graphs are dynamically scaled to current utilization.
You must be registered for see links
c) APP HISTORY TAB
The App History tab shows Historical Resource utilization metrics for Apps. By default, the view shows only Windows Store App resource utilization. While on the App History tab, you can go to Options (menu bar).
With your mouse, click/tap on Show History For All Processes to see Historical Processes utilization for all apps.
You must be registered for see links
d) STARTUP TAB
1) In Startup tab, you can see a summary of Startup Performance, and Tune Startup Behavior all in one place. You can activate more columns. With your mouse, Right click the Column Header. Those that are not shown by default include:
Startup Type, Disk I/O at Startup, CPU at Startup, Running Now, Disabled Time, and Command Line.
You must be registered for see links
2) On the bottom Right Corner of Startup screen, you will see an Enable / Disable button. Left clicking with your mouse, select a Startup Name. You can select the Startup item to be Enabled or Disabled by left clicking with your mouse on the button.
NOTE: You can always change it back in the same way.
You must be registered for see links
You must be registered for see links
e) USERS TAB
Shows Active User(s) on the system.
You must be registered for see links
f) DETAILS TAB
The Details tab displays information about the Processes that are running on the PC. A Process can be an
Application that you start or Sub-systems and Services that are managed by Windows.
You must be registered for see links
g) SERVICES TAB
The Services tab allows you to view and manage Services that are running on your PC. You can also look for the Open Services button on the bottom of the screen.
With your mouse, left clicking it will take you to the Services Page where you can change or modify the Services without the Task Manager having to be open.
You must be registered for see links
You must be registered for see links
Well, I hope this gave you a better understanding of the Task Manager and just how important it is for you and the utilization of your Windows 10 OS. Don't worry about any lack of knowledge with this, I had to remind my father on several key steps here, and he's a geek lol.
Regards, Mindsnake2