Task manager is a Windows utility to see which processes are running on the system. It provides detailed information about computer performance related to each process running on a Windows system.
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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? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
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 [closed]
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 [duplicate]
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 manager
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
and ...
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Disable Dropbox when WiFi isn't available
I have an ultralight PC with Windows 7 that I use during my daily bus commute. Since the processor speed is limited, I'm looking for a way to disable/enable Dropbox when I'm not connected to a WiFi ...
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Kill process that doesn't show up in task manager
I am able to kill running processes which show up in the task manager but there are some games like KnightOnline and Metin2 that don't show up in task manager and so I can't kill them. I've been ...
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Is there a way to assign a shortcut key to open the Windows Task Manager?
I open Task Manager very often. Is there a way to assign a shortcut key to open the Windows Task Manager?
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automatic end useless processes
in WIN 7 if you open windows with administrator username, you will have lots and lots of procceses active.
But if I login with guest I will have 70% less processes, but still enough for what I need. ...
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csrss.exe runs out of control
It runs regularly at about 7,000k and maybe a flicker of 5% CPU, but every couple of days it goes nuts and shoots up to 200,000k of memory usage and about 50% or more of CPU. A reboot fixes the issue ...
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run 32-bit task manager in windows 7 64-bit
I read in this answer that Windows 7 has two versions of the task manager, one being 64-bit and the other being 32-bit.
How do I go about running this 32 bit version of the task manager in Windows 7 ...
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What tool can I use to definitely kill a process on Windows?
Can anyone recommend an application (preferably usb-portable that doesn't require setup)
That really kills a process immediately in windows XP?
I ask this because often when I need to use the XP task ...
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Why is the Windows task manager slow to end tasks?
Whenever a program freezes, it takes the task manager a very long time to end the task. I never understood why this should happen on a multiprocessor machine; shouldn't one processor be able to save ...
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How can I determine what process a window belongs to?
Every time I start up windows vista lately, I see a random floating window. It is a tiny little window with no title, and only the resize, maximize and restore buttons. I'd post an image, but I don't ...
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Why does F@H not bind to more than one core on Windows?
I have been contributing to Stanford's Folding@Home project for some time with most of the computers I own.
I just installed the Windows client on a new machine running Windows 7, but see that the ...
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Windows 7 Task manager doesn't show process memory usage data in the working set columns!
An issue with Windows 7 Task Manager. In the Processes tab 2 columns related to process usage memory ('working set' and 'private working set') are shown but with no data! In the Resource Monitor in ...
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DTaskManager Runtime '5' error?
I really enjoy using DTaskManager as an alternative to Windows TaskManager, but recently I've been getting Runtime Error '5' messages. It looks like DTaskManager was programmed in Visual Basic 6, but ...
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Task Manager always crashes [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Task manager always crashes within a few seconds
This is the error report:
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: taskmgr.exe
Application ...
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Task Manager does not show memory usage
I just noticed this yesterday. I selected different memory columns, none of them worked, and I've tried showing processes from all users.
I'm using Win 7.
It doesn't slow down my computer or does ...
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Task manager always crashes within a few seconds
This is the error report:
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: taskmgr.exe
Application Version: 6.1.7600.16385
Application Timestamp: 4a5bc3ee
Fault Module Name: ...
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Task Manager always crashes within 1 or 2 seconds. Solutions?
This is the error report:
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: taskmgr.exe
Application Version: 6.1.7600.16385
Application Timestamp: 4a5bc3ee
Fault Module Name: ...
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I want to buy a second hand laptop, how to get the real technical specifications of a used laptop? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Tool to get installed components on a PC
I want to buy a second hand laptop. I need to examine a laptop's configuration before I make a decision to buy it. I know the ...
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Schost.exe process cannot be stopped
I have this process running called schost.exe and its description on task manager is PDVDLaunchPolicy.exe. It runs when I switch on my pc, and when I try to stop process, it automatically runs again.
