![]() ![]() While still keeping the Task Manager in view on-screen, open Windows Media Player. ![]() In this example, you monitor Windows Media Player. The following steps show you how to monitor an application's CPU and memory usage. Using Task Manager to Monitor an Application's CPU and Memory Usage By viewing the Image Name, CPU, Memory, and Description columns, you can focus on the precise area causing trouble. The Process tab is invaluable if your computer is running slow for an undetermined reason. This tab gives you a bird's-eye view of all your processes, including a button to Show Processes from all Users and the aforementioned End Process button. You can send it to your help and support department, which can analyze its contents. The dump file is saved locally and is a copy of what the application looks like in memory. Dump files capture data from the application that you can share with software developers and programmers who are trying to determine why an application crashes or has other faults. One other option to mention on the Applications tab appears when you right-click any application. If you know the path to the application, you can enter it otherwise, you can click the Browse button to navigate to the application name. The Create New Task button comes in handy in situations that call for you to reopen an application. Windows Explorer closes but all other applications, including Task Manager, remain open. ![]() In the Image Name column, locate explorer.exe.In this example, you learn to end explorer.exe and restart it through Task Manager. The following steps show you how to use Task Manager to start an application. Using Task Manager to Start an Application In this situation, press Ctrl+Alt+Del again and repeat the steps to close it. On rare occasion, an application might stubbornly stay open despite your attempts to end it. Clicking End Task should close the application. When an application hangs too long, the Status column shows Not Responding. So the next time an application hangs too long, follow the above steps again. Of course, the purpose of Task Manager is to help you troubleshoot and cope with crashed applications, not ones that are working fine. With this simple process, you see how easy it is to close an application. In the Task area, locate an application that is running and click it.The following steps show you how to use Task Manager to end an application. At a glance, you can see what resource is affected by this view in the Task Manager. New Task: Starts an application from the dialog box that opens when you click this button.īelow these buttons are real-time information regarding Processes, CPU Usage, and the amount of used Physical Memory.Switch To: Switches between applications or processes. ![]() End Task: Closes an application or process.This simple layout allows you to quickly see what application is acting up. The Status column shows whether the application is Running or Not Responding. If you close one of the applications, it removes itself from this list. The Task column displays a list of open applications. This is the starting point for Windows Task Manager and there is more here than meets the eye. Let's start by looking at the Applications tab. In addition to the tabs, there is a menu at the top that serves up even more options that we'll also cover in the following section. Or if a process has already crashed and is no longer responding, you can try to discover the cause.įigure 11.8 Task Manager showing the descriptions and options for Services. You can use this feature to discover why a particular application might be crashing so often. You can right-click an application or process that is running and choose Create Dump File, which displays a dialog box that shows you where that file has been written. One of the new features of Task Manager is the ability to create a mini-dump file of an application that is running. One thing you'll notice right away is the Description aspect to the Processes tab and the Services tab (see Figure 11.8). You'll see immediate information about your processes, CPU usage, memory, network, and so forth.įor one thing, the first time you start Task Manager, you'll notice that you can now choose to see processes from all the users of the system. You have a problem, you go to Task Manager-it's almost ingrained in us. Task Manager, for many of us, is our "go-to" tool for solving problems. Help your customers take advantage of Windows 7's features, tools and applications by reading through the online version of the book that includes video, screencast tutorials and podcasts. The Windows 7 advice and troubleshooting tips in this book will help you navigate through the operating system with ease. This chapter excerpt on Managing and Monitoring Windows 7 (download PDF) is taken from the book Using Microsoft Windows 7. ![]()
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