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Is There A Way To Calculate Data In Task Manager?
Something takes a lot of RAM and i want to know what. I have list of running processes and need to know the sum of all of them because "In Use" does not help me to determine what takes most RAM:
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Remove icons from KDE task manager
How do I remove these icons from KDE's task manager?
I am using KDE 4.8 on Arch Linux, I've looked everywhere but I cannot for the life of me find out how to remove them
Thanks
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Taskmanager and memory usage
I'm a little bit confused about task manager and usage memory.
My question is:
the sum of all memory process is equal to physical memory used?
This is a picture of my task manager order by memory ...
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Opening Task Manager quickly
To open Task Manager, I press Ctrl+Alt+Del and then select Start Task Manager.
I would much prefer to have a shortcut on my desktop and avoid the Ctrl+Alt+Del. How can I do that?
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Windows 7 laptop slowing to near-standstill — PML HPZ12
My laptop was getting sluggish, to the point of being unusable. Nearly locked up entirely. I could barely get Task Manager to open, and when it finally did, it showed no applications running, and no ...
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What advantages does Ending Task have over Ending Process?
From what I know, everytime we want to stop an app (or a frozen app), we will go TaskManager, select the app, Go to Process and terminate the process. "Ending Process" is preferred over "Ending Task" ...
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Does Simply Opening Task Manager Jog the System?
I swear it's just in my head, but when my Windows computer hangs or freezes, I find that opening Task Manager (by either Ctrl-Alt-Del > Task Manager or Ctrl-Shift-Esc) sometimes seems to jog the ...
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KDE 4.7.2 - Change order of open windows in task manager?
I am using KDE 4.7.2 at the moment. I'm used to move the windows in the task manager by drag and drop. In earlier KDE versions this worked. But somehow it won't work now and I didn't find a solotion ...
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Task manager in windows XP
Can I change keyboard shortcut for task manager (CTRL+ALT+DEL)
in Windodows XP with new sequence (like:A+B)
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Windows task Manager shows wrong memory?
Guess what it the memory on my system from below?
It is 3GB but it show 4.8? Why
On my different computer, it is running Windows Server 2003, it has 2 GB installed but it show 4GB (Limit field).
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How can I recognize a running batch file in task manager?
I run a few batch files as SYSTEM (as services) and they appear as cmd.exe in tasklist. Sometimes I need to terminate one of them but I cannot decide which cmd.exe to terminate.
Plus; I run many ...
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Cached memory refers to both cached memory (that is currently usable) and used memory (that was previous cached)?
Hi all I was trying to confirm my understanding of "standby list" and "modified list" as stated in this article.
Is it true that "Cached memory" (as shown in the image below) refers to memory that ...
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What are these different kinds of memory usage in Windows 7 task manager?
In Windows 7's task manager, I can select different columns to show. There are a bunch that are related to memory and memory usage, but I'm not sure what it all means.
I have a Dutch installation of ...
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Production Scheduling Software for a multi-line Job Shop?
I run a multi-line bottle filling company. We run multiple sizes and flavors. I need a program that will help my people schedule production on our machines.
Production Line #1
Job1: Clean, setup, ...
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Why is csrss.exe running 169 times?
When I noticed that opening many tabs (10 to 20) in Google Chrome took an increased time with every new one I looked into Process Hacker and discovered 169 csrss.exe processes. I've never seen that ...
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Highlight Excel spreadsheet cells every three days
I use Excel 2011 on OS X to track down my tasks list.
Now I would like to add a date cell to some tasks so that every three days these tasks get highlighted. My question is if there is any way so ...
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Utility to filter processes, or to view/kill old processes easily?
I have been looking for a Windows utility like Process Explorer or Process Hacker, but with any or all of these features:
Ability to filter processes shown (exclude OR include, either is fine)
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How to get a trace of the process history in Windows 7?
I recently noticed that there's a program which shows up on task-bar and disappears momentarily (No window shown). This happens periodically. I want to find out what process this is. Is there a way to ...
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Why does IE8 show up as multiple processes in Task Manager?
I'm using IE8 on WinXP-SP3, and when I run IE, there are quite a few iexplore.exe entries in the TaskMgr Process List, even when I am not using multiple tabs.
I am running this page in one tab ...
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What is “Memory Usage” and “Virtual memory size” in taskmgr?
I read: What do the Task Manager memory columns mean?. But I still don't understand what they say.
Is Working Set (Mem) exactly a size of process memory on RAM?
According to Wikipedia this is not ...
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How can I make Windows Task Manager keep it's position and size upon reopening?
When I open Windows Task Manager in Windows XP with SP3 it opens in the top left corner and it occupies a very small part of the screen. If I resize and reposition it to fill most of the screen when I ...
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How to kill IE 9 process with malware prompt?
Occasionally I'll stumble upon a website that pops up one of those annoying dialogs. [Using IE 9 with block popups (medium) configured]
As long as the dialog is open I can't navigate away from the ...
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How can I find out which process is using a file in a directory that I am trying to delete? [closed]
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Tool to determine what has locked a file
On Windows 7 I am trying to delete a directory in Windows explorer, however when I try, it tells me a file in that directory is ...
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Where do I find the device drivers in the task manager?
While running an OS all the drivers of keyboard, mouse, graphic card, nic must be in memory in order to be accessed by the CPU, right?
Each driver should be a process or at least a thread of a ...
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How can I find out how much RAM my plugins/extensions are using in Firefox 5?
Is there a Firefox Task Manager (like in Google Chrome) that would allow me to see how much RAM my plugins/extensions/tabs are using?
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How to add temperature tab to task manager?
I know that almost all processors nowadays have built in temperature sensors. How and why aren't these part of task manager? (or the performance tab)
Is there a different program that would ...
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Outlook tasks wont delete
I have a few tasks that don't seem to want to delete. I can try hitting the flag button for completion, remove any reoccurances, and even remove from list or delete, but they keep poping back in to my ...
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What's making my Windows 7 PC run so slow?
Today, my computer at work has been acting very slow. There seems to be a lot of lag that occurs between certain operations. For example, when one window has the focus and you click on another ...
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Disable task manager for restricted user on Windows 7 Home Premium
Anybody know how? So far all I've been able to do is disable the task manager for the admin user.
I used the following registry key:
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Task manager fails to load after power outage
Recently I had a power outage while watching a movie. With the power back on, Windows doesn't load as expected.
Symptoms are:
Windows 7 taskbar appears, but program icons and Recycle Bin don't;
I ...
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Can't end any process in Task Manager
For some reason I can't end any processes in Task Manager; I get an access denied error.
I am on an administrator account, and the processes I'm trying to terminate are not vital - e.g. even if I ...
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Bug in display 'Windows 7 Task manager'
I've installed Windows 7 on my computer. When I run the 'Windows Task manager', Menus and Tab Pages are not seen. Please help to solve it.
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Windows Process/Tasks over wmic?
There is a way to get the list of all running process/taks on Windows using the wmic interface? Is there is another way other than the windows task manager?
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Windows 7 CPU usage after update
After windows 7 updated and restarted it shows 98-100% CPU usage in task manager. But, it doesn't show any heavy process or thread using it. Are they hidden processes that the task manager doesn't ...
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Is there software that can help high level management manage teams?
Is there software, preferably web-based, that can help high level management manage the tasks every team/department is working on?
E-mails don't cut it anymore...
Does SharePoint fit this use case?
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Why is the Task Manager Total Physical Memory not 2048 MB or 2 GB
I found 3 numbers for the Total Physical Memory:
In the Task Manager under the Performance tab: 1978 MB
In Computer Properties: 2 GB
And running wmic computersystem get TotalPhysicalMemory ...
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what can impact windows performance besides Page File Usage, Available Physical memory and CPU usage?
Usually if windows is running slow (e.g. takes 7 seconds to open an explorer folder when it is usually sub-second), I identify that something chewing up memory or CPU. However, sometimes both are ...
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Incorrect information in windows task manager
I was uploading some files so I decided to look at windows task manager to see what my network usage was. It seemed correct, but when I looked at the total bytes sent during uptime it said I had sent ...
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Offline task management software
I wish to have an offline task management software that could reside in System tray from where i could manage my tasks for the day.
My OS: Windows 7. should support windows vista & XP as well.
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light project management software
I'm looking for a simple project management software to help manage my tasks. I'll be using this by myself so I'm not concerned about assigning tasks, etc. I'm on a Macbook Pro, so I can use Mac ...
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What do the extra columns in the Task Manager on XP do?
What do the columns that are not shown by default in the XP Task Manager do?
Specifically the VM Size, Page Faults and Mem Delta columns
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Firefox or Chrome doesn't release handles
I've noticed that when browser (tested with Firefox and Chrome) has been running for a long time, it stops connecting sites. I found out with task manager that the count of handles for browser process ...
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Closing Windows Media Player, after hanging, with the task manager caused PC to hang
If I'm not mistaken, this topic has not yet been addressed elsewhere.
The situation is as follows:
Occasionally, Windows Media Player freezes and I have to close it using the Task Manager.
After ...
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Why are there only two cores in Windows XP?
I'm running Windows XP 32-bit on an Intel Q9650 quad-core CPU.
In Device Manager, I see four cores. It's OK. However in Task Manager, I can only see two cores. Are only two cores used? If so, why are ...
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virus infection & task manager [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
What to do if my computer is infected by a virus or a malware?
For some time, my Task Manager is greyed out when I right click on the taskbar. It's even not shown in the ...
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internet explorer task manger
If I open an Internet Explorer window, there are two entries created in the list of Processes under Windows Task Manager:
iexplorer-10832
iexplorer-5076
Why does the Windows Task Manager show two ...
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In Windows XP Task Manager, shows 150+ processes running?
Almost every morning my laptop slows or stops. When I bring up task manager it usually shows something between 80 and 150 line items called Task Manager, and I have to close them down one at a time to ...
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Task Manager, Process Explorer, or similar tool: monitoring and managing CLR threads
Is there a tool out there that allows to see managed threads as they are running in CLR? Ideally, I would like to see CPU load, state, managed name, and managed id, hopefully even if the thread ...
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Physical memory full but can't seem to find what process is causing it
I'm having a problem with my laptop from time to time, sometimes it get's really slow and when I check my task manager it says something like:
Physical memory 91%
When this is happening windows ...
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Can't open Task Manager
When I right click on my task bar and click on Start Task Manager it gives me an error
Windows cannot find
"C:\windows\system32\taskmgr.exe" Make
sure you have typed the name correctly
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