Task Manager

 

Task Manager


Task Manager shows you what programs are running on your Windows computer and offers some limited control over those running tasks.

What Is Task Manager Used For?

For an advanced tool that can do an incredible number of things, most of the time the Windows Task Manager is used to do something very basic: see what's running right now.

Open programs are listed, of course, as are programs that are running "in the background" that Windows and your installed programs have started.

Task Manager can be used to forcefully end any of those running programs, as well as to see how much individual programs are using your computer's hardware resources and which programs and services are starting when your computer starts.

See the Task Manager Walkthrough section at the bottom of this article for every detail about this tool. You'll be amazed at how much you can learn about the software that's running on your computer with this utility. 

Task Manager Availability

Task Manager is included with Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP, as well as with Server versions of the Windows operating system.

Microsoft improved Task Manager, sometimes considerably, between each version of Windows. Specifically, the Task Manager in Windows 11/10/8 is very different from the one in Windows 7 & Vista, and that one very different from the one in Windows XP.

A similar program called Tasks exists in Windows 98 and Windows 95, but doesn't offer near the feature set that Task Manager does. That program can be opened by executing taskman in those versions of Windows.





Task Manager Walkthrough

There's a mind-boggling level of information available in Task Manager about what's going on in Windows, from overall resource usage down to minute details like how many seconds each individual process has used of the CPU's time.

Every little bit, tab by tab, is fully explained below. Right now, however, let's look at your menu options and what features and choices you have access to there:

Most of what's discussed in these first three menu groups do not apply to Windows 11 version 22H2 and newer. Exceptions are called out.

File Menu

  • Run new task — opens the Create new task dialog box. From here you can browse to, or enter the path of, any executable on your computer and open it. You also have the option to Create this task with administrative privileges, which will run the executable with "elevated" permissions.
  • Exit — will close the Task Manager program. It will not end any apps, programs, or processes you're viewing or have selected.

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