Windows Task Manager
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Windows Task Manager is a task manager application included with Microsoft Windows operating systems that provides information about computer performance and displays details about running applications, processes, network activity, logged-in users, and system services. Successive versions of Windows have introduced new features. In Windows 9x operating systems, this application is called "Tasks".
A popular way to open the Windows 9x (95, 95 OSR2, 98, 98SE, ME) task manager is by the button combination Control-Alt-Delete.
In Windows NT-based systems it is possible to bring the task manager to view using three methods:
- Using the context menu on the taskbar and selecting "Task Manager"
- Using the key combination Control + Shift + Escape
- Using the key combination Ctrl+Alt+Del to open the windows security dialog, then clicking on "Task Manager"
The traditional Control-Alt-Delete will also work if the security system is turned off.
Task Manager is a common target of computer viruses and other forms of malware; typically they will close the Task Manager as soon as it is started, so as to hide itself from users. Variants of the Zotob and Spybot worms have used this technique, for example.[1]
[edit] Windows Vista
Windows Task Manager has been updated in Windows Vista with new features, including:
- A Services tab to view and/or modify currently running services.
- A Description column to view the full name of a process.
[edit] External links
- Using Windows Task Manager — Windows XP product documentation
- Task Manager Menu Bar and Tabs Are Not Visible
