10 Windows Task Manager Tricks You Didn't Know

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If you’re like most Windows users, the only time you pull up the Task Manager is when an application is frozen and you need to kill it. It’s perfectly fine to use the Task Manager for that, but you should know that you may be overlooking some features that you’d find useful if only you knew about them.

When Microsoft revamped the Task Manager in Windows 8, people lashed out and complained that Microsoft had ruined yet another thing that wasn’t broken to begin with. But not all of it was bad, and with the extra improvements made in Windows 10, the Task Manager is actually pretty awesome now.

So let’s take a closer look at what you might be missing out on. (These features may not be available prior to Windows 8, but the Task Manager in Windows 7 is still pretty awesome!)