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If you’re like most Windows users, the only time you pull up the
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kill it. It’s perfectly ne to use the Task Manager for that, but you
should know that you may be overlooking some features that
you’d nd useful if only you knew about them.
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When Microsoft revamped the Task Manager in Windows 8, Mesh Wi-Fi on a Bud
people lashed out and complained that Microsoft had ruined yet
another thing that wasn’t broken to begin with. But not all of it
was bad, and with the extra improvements made in Windows 10,
the Task Manager is actually pretty awesome now.
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So let’s take a closer look at what you might be missing out on.
(These features may not be available prior to Windows 8, but Latest Videos
the Task Manager in Windows 7 is still pretty awesome!)
1. Ctrl + Alt + Del. Here’s the method that nearly everyone knows
about. There’s nothing wrong with it, but in Windows 10, it
doesn’t directly launch the Task Manager. Instead, it presents
you with a choice and you have to click the Task Manager option
to launch it. Yuck.
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Windows can help. Just right-click on any process and select the
Search Online action. This will launch a search in your browser
with the application name and the process name, which will help
you to determine whether or not it’s safe or malicious.
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All of them can be useful in the right situation, but I nd that the
Process Name is particularly useful because it’s easier to spot
suspicious applications by their process name than their
application name. The Publisher column can also be helpful
when something seems suspicious.
Extra columns can also be added under the Startup tab, whether
for troubleshooting purposes (like CPU and Disk I/O at Startup)
or just to see which startup processes are still running (with the
Running Now column).
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Once you open the pulldown menu for an item, right-click it and
you’ll see ve window actions for that application:
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the program is already running, Task Manager can help you get
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there in record time.
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Well, if you hold the Ctrl key at the same time you click on the
Run New Task action, it actually launches the Command Prompt
instead of the Run prompt. We’re not sure why this is hidden
behind a secret Ctrl modi er because it’s actually a pretty neat
trick that many aren’t aware of.
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You should learn more about the Command Prompt. It's
a more valuable resource than most people realize.
These tips will improve your command line experience,
even if you're a seasoned user.
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What do you think of the Task Manager? Can you think of any
other features it should have? What would make it more
useful? Tell us in the comments below!
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