Managing Tasks
Task Manager is one of the most useful tools in Windows. It displays running programs, background processes, performance statistics, network activity, and user information. It also can shut down misbehaving programs.To start Task Manager:
1. | Right-click an empty area on the taskbar; then choose Task Manager (or press Ctrl+Shift+Esc). |
2. | Click any of the following tabs:Applications for a list of foreground applications and the status of each one. See also "Killing Unresponsive Programs" in Chapter 6.Processes for a list of all programs running on your computer, including background programs and those shown in the Applications tab (Figure 19.9 ).Figure 19.9. This tab shows all programs (including background tasks) running on your PC. Click a column header to sort by that column; this display is sorted by memory use.![]() Figure 19.10. This tab shows real-time graphs of the load on your CPU and virtual memory, expressed as a percentage of capacity.![]() |