One of the key changes that Windows 8 brings is the new and improved Task Manager. Microsoft has really reinvented this confusing feature of Windows and has made it easier to understand.
There are two types of views in the all-new Task Manager: Compact View and Advanced view. See what it is and dig deeper into what you can do with this frequently used Windows feature’s new avatar.
Compact view
When you launch Windows 8 Task Manager, by default it opens in compact view. This view only shows all the applications currently running on your computer for the current user. If you want to end any running or suspended application, simply select it and click the End task button.
You can also end one or all of the processes involved, create a dump file, and put focus on an application by right-clicking on any of the listed applications.
Most of the cases when you want to end an unresponsive process, the collapsed view will solve the purpose, but if you want to dig into the details of all the running processes, you can click the More details button to switch to the advanced view.
Professional perspective
When you click the More details button, you will see the official Task Manager which includes all the details like Process, Performance, App History etc. Now let’s take a close look at every aspect.
procedure
In the Processes tab, the Task Manager shows the current and detailed status of all the processes running in the computer (foreground and background). Details like memory and CPU usage are displayed just like in older versions of Windows, however, with the recent addition of two new columns, users can monitor network and disk data usage taken by any process and check everything.
Efficiency
Now switch to the performance tab, it has improved a lot compared to previous versions. It now shows CPU, Memory, Drive and Network (Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc.) usage in real time using dynamic graphs. If you click on any module, you will be shown all the necessary details that one needs to know for a complete insight. In the screenshot above you can see all the details of my disk usage with read/write speed, response time and many other nifty details.
You can use this data to see how your computing resources are performing.
App history
In the App History tab, you can see a log of all the apps you used during a session. It’s like a browser that keeps track of the pages you visit during a particular session. You can then recall any application from the list and start working with it using the Switch button. If you want to clear your app history for some reason, you can use the Reset usage data button.
start up
This add-on is my personal favorite and I was hoping the new version had it. Remember how we used to test windows startup processes using msconfig or third party software like Soluto to reduce overall boot time? Well, now we can do the same thing using the task manager itself.
Simply select a process and toggle the On or Off button to include or exclude any process from the startup process.
user
This tab shows only the total amount of resources, such as CPU, Memory, Disk and Network, being used by each user who is logged in to the system.
Detail
The details tab is the new name for the Processes tab from an older version of Windows. It contains the process name along with user, CPU and Memory usage and a short description of the process itself.
Service
Finally, the services tab shows all currently running services.
My judgment
Overall, it’s a great task manager and I’m very pleased with the revamp. Not sure if it’s enough to pay the price for other third-party task manager replacements like System Explorer or Process Explorer, but it’s definitely a big improvement over its current avatar. Bookmark this article and next year, when you upgrade to Windows 8 (if you do), you can come back here to refresh your memory on the new task manager.
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