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searchaux" style="display:none">Task manager application included with the Windows NT family of operating systems</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Initial release</th><td class="infobox-data">August 24, 1996<span class="noprint">; 28 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1996-08-24</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Written in</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/C%2B%2B" title="C++">C++</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Operating_system" title="Operating system">Operating system</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Windows_NT_4.0" title="Windows NT 4.0">Windows NT 4.0</a> and onwards</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Computing_platform" title="Computing platform">Platform</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/IA-32" title="IA-32">IA-32</a>, <a href="/wiki/X86-64" title="X86-64">x86-64</a>, <a href="/wiki/ARM_architecture" class="mw-redirect" title="ARM architecture">ARM</a> and <a href="/wiki/Itanium" title="Itanium">Itanium</a> (and historically <a href="/wiki/DEC_Alpha" title="DEC Alpha">DEC Alpha</a>, <a href="/wiki/MIPS_architecture" title="MIPS architecture">MIPS</a>, and <a href="/wiki/PowerPC" title="PowerPC">PowerPC</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Performance_Monitor" title="Performance Monitor">System Monitor</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_categories#Categorization_approaches" title="Software categories">Type</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Task_manager" title="Task manager">Task manager</a>, <a href="/wiki/System_monitor" title="System monitor">system monitor</a> and startup manager</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Task Manager</b>, previously known as <b>Windows Task Manager</b>, is a <a href="/wiki/Task_manager" title="Task manager">task manager</a>, <a href="/wiki/System_monitor" title="System monitor">system monitor</a>, and startup manager included with <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a> systems. It provides information about computer performance and running software, including names of running <a href="/wiki/Process_(computing)" title="Process (computing)">processes</a>, <a href="/wiki/CPU" class="mw-redirect" title="CPU">CPU</a> and <a href="/wiki/GPU" class="mw-redirect" title="GPU">GPU</a> load, <a href="/wiki/Commit_charge" title="Commit charge">commit charge</a>, <a href="/wiki/I/O" class="mw-redirect" title="I/O">I/O</a> details, logged-in users, and <a href="/wiki/Windows_service" title="Windows service">Windows services</a>. Task Manager can also be used to set process priorities, <a href="/wiki/Processor_affinity" title="Processor affinity">processor affinity</a>, start and stop services, and forcibly terminate processes. </p><p>The program can be started in recent versions of Windows by pressing <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1249182868">.mw-parser-output .keyboard-key{border:1px solid #aaa;border-radius:0.2em;box-shadow:0.1em 0.1em 0.2em rgba(0,0,0,0.1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);background-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0),var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa),var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0));color:var(--color-base,#202122);padding:0.1em 0.3em;font-family:inherit;font-size:0.85em}</style><kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">⊞ <a href="/wiki/Windows_key" title="Windows key">Win</a></kbd>+<kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">R</kbd> and then typing in <code>taskmgr.exe</code>, by pressing <a href="/wiki/Control-Alt-Delete" title="Control-Alt-Delete"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1249182868"><kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">Alt</kbd>+<kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">Delete</kbd></a> and clicking <i>Task Manager</i>, by pressing <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1249182868"><kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">⇧ Shift</kbd>+<kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">Esc</kbd>, by using <a href="/wiki/Windows_Search" title="Windows Search">Windows Search</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Start_menu" title="Start menu">Start Menu</a> and typing <code>taskmgr</code>, by right-clicking on the <a href="/wiki/Taskbar#Microsoft_Windows" title="Taskbar">Windows taskbar</a> and selecting "Task Manager", by typing <code>taskmgr</code> in the <a href="/wiki/File_Explorer" title="File Explorer">File Explorer</a> address bar, or by typing <code>taskmgr</code> in <a href="/wiki/Cmd.exe" title="Cmd.exe">Command Prompt</a> or <a href="/wiki/PowerShell" title="PowerShell">Windows PowerShell</a>. </p><p>Task Manager was introduced in its current form with <a href="/wiki/Windows_NT_4.0" title="Windows NT 4.0">Windows NT 4.0</a>. Prior versions of Windows NT, as well as <a href="/wiki/Windows_3.x" title="Windows 3.x">Windows 3.x</a>, include the Task List application, are capable of listing currently running processes and killing them, or creating new processes. <a href="/wiki/Windows_9x" title="Windows 9x">Windows 9x</a> has a program known as <i>Close Program</i> which lists the programs currently running and offers options to close programs as well shut down the computer.<sup id="cite_ref-9x_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9x-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Functionality">Functionality</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Task_Manager_(Windows)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Functionality"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:System_idle_process.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6b/System_idle_process.png/220px-System_idle_process.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="246" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6b/System_idle_process.png 1.5x" data-file-width="298" data-file-height="333" /></a><figcaption>Task Manager on <a href="/wiki/Windows_XP" title="Windows XP">Windows XP</a>, showing the Processes tab</figcaption></figure> <p>Since Windows 8, Task Manager has two views. The first time Task Manager is invoked by a user, it shows in a simplified summary mode (described in the user experience as <i>Fewer Details</i>). It can be switched to a more detailed mode by clicking <i>More Details</i>. This setting is remembered for that user on that machine.<sup id="cite_ref-w8tmid_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-w8tmid-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since around the release of Windows 2000, the CPU usage could be displayed as a <a href="/wiki/Taskbar#tray" title="Taskbar">tray icon in the task bar</a> for a quick glance.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Summary_mode">Summary mode</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Task_Manager_(Windows)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Summary mode"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In summary mode, Task Manager shows a list of currently running programs that have a main window. It has a "more details" hyperlink that activates a full-fledged Task Manager with several tabs. </p><p>Right-clicking any of the applications in the list allows switching to that application or ending the application's task. Issuing an <i>end task</i> causes a request for <a href="/wiki/Graceful_exit" title="Graceful exit">graceful exit</a> to be sent to the application. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Processes_and_details">Processes and details</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Task_Manager_(Windows)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Processes and details"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <i>Processes</i> tab shows a list of all running <a href="/wiki/Process_(computing)" title="Process (computing)">processes</a> on the system. This list includes <a href="/wiki/Windows_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Service">Windows Services</a> and processes from other accounts. The <i>Delete</i> key can also be used to terminate processes on the Processes tab. By default, the processes tab shows the user account the process is running under, the amount of CPU, and the amount of memory the process is currently consuming. There are more columns that can be shown. The Processes tab divides the process into three categories: </p> <ul><li>Apps: Programs with a main window</li> <li>Windows processes: Components of Windows itself that do not have a main window, including services</li> <li>Background process: Programs that do not have a main window, including services, and are not part of the Windows itself</li></ul> <p>This tab shows the name of every main window and every service associated with each process. Both a graceful exit command and a termination command can be sent from this tab, depending on whether the command is sent to the process or its window. </p><p>The <i>Details</i> tab is a more basic version of the <i>Processes</i> tab, and acts similar to the <i>Processes</i> tab in <a href="/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7">Windows 7</a> and earlier. It has a more rudimentary user experience and can perform some additional actions. Right-clicking a process in the list allows changing the priority the process has, setting processor affinity (setting which CPU(s) the process can execute on), and allows the process to be ended. Choosing to <i>End Process</i> causes Windows to immediately kill the process. Choosing to "End Process Tree" causes Windows to immediately kill the process, as well as all processes directly or indirectly started by that process. Unlike choosing <i>End Task</i> from the <i>Applications</i> tab, when choosing to <i>End Process</i> the program is not given a warning nor a chance to clean up before ending. However, when a process that is running under a security context different from the one which issued the call to Terminate Process, the use of the KILL command-line utility is required.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Performance">Performance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Task_Manager_(Windows)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Performance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <i>Performance</i> tab shows overall statistics about the system's performance, most notably the overall amount of CPU usage and how much memory is being used. A chart of recent usage for both of these values is shown. Details about specific areas of memory are also shown. </p><p>There is an option to break the CPU usage graph into two sections: kernel mode time and user mode time. Many device drivers, and core parts of the operating system run in kernel mode, whereas user applications run in user mode. This option can be turned on by choosing <i>Show kernel times</i> from the <i>View</i> menu. When this option is turned on the CPU usage graph will show a green and a red area. The red area is the amount of time spent in kernel mode, and the green area shows the amount of time spent in user mode. </p><p>The <i>Performance</i> tab also shows statistics relating to each of the network adapters present in the computer. By default, the adapter name, percentage of network utilization, link speed, and state of the network adapter are shown, along with a chart of recent activity. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="App_history">App history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Task_Manager_(Windows)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: App history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <i>App history</i> tab shows resource usage information about <a href="/wiki/Universal_Windows_Platform_apps" title="Universal Windows Platform apps">Universal Windows Platform apps</a>. Windows controls the life cycle of these apps more tightly. This tab is where the data that Windows has collected about them, and then be viewed at a later time. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Startup">Startup</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Task_Manager_(Windows)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Startup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <i>Startup</i> tab manages software that starts with <a href="/wiki/Windows_shell" title="Windows shell">Windows shell</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Users">Users</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Task_Manager_(Windows)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Users"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <i>Users</i> tab shows all users that currently have a session on the computer. On server computers, there may be several users connected to the computer using Terminal Services (or the Fast User Switching service, on Windows XP). Users can be disconnected or logged off from this tab. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Task_Manager_(Windows)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Task Manager was originally an external side project developed at home by Microsoft developer <a href="/wiki/David_William_Plummer" class="mw-redirect" title="David William Plummer">David William Plummer</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> encouraged by <a href="/wiki/Dave_Cutler" title="Dave Cutler">Dave Cutler</a> and coworkers to make it part of the main product "build", he donated the project in 1995. The original task manager design featured a different Processes page with information being taken from the public Registry APIs rather than the private internal operating system metrics. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Windows_9x">Windows 9x</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Task_Manager_(Windows)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Windows 9x"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <i>Close Program</i> <a href="/wiki/Dialog_box" title="Dialog box">dialog box</a> comes up when <a href="/wiki/Control-Alt-Delete" title="Control-Alt-Delete"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1249182868"><kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">Alt</kbd>+<kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">Delete</kbd></a> is pressed in <a href="/wiki/Windows_9x" title="Windows 9x">Windows 9x</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9x_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9x-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also, in Windows 9x, there is a program called Tasks (<code>TASKMAN.EXE</code>) located in the Windows directory. It is rudimentary and has fewer features. The <a href="/wiki/System_Monitor" class="mw-redirect" title="System Monitor">System Monitor</a> utility in Windows 9x contains process and network monitoring functionality similar to that of the Windows Task Manager. Also, the Tasks program is called by clicking twice on the desktop if <code>Explorer</code> process is down. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Windows_XP">Windows XP</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Task_Manager_(Windows)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Windows XP"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Windows XP only, there is a "Shut Down" menu that provides access to Standby, Hibernate, Turn off, Restart, Log Off, and <a href="/wiki/Fast_User_Switching" class="mw-redirect" title="Fast User Switching">Switch User</a>. This is because, by default in Windows XP, pressing <a href="/wiki/Control-Alt-Delete" title="Control-Alt-Delete"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1249182868"><kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">Alt</kbd>+<kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">Delete</kbd></a> opens the Task Manager instead of opening a dialog that provides access to the Task Manager in addition to the options mentioned above. </p><p>On the Performance tab, the display of the CPU values was changed from a display mimicking a LED <a href="/wiki/Seven-segment_display" title="Seven-segment display">seven-segment display</a>, to a standard numeric value. This was done to accommodate non-<a href="/wiki/Arabic_numeral" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic numeral">Arabic numeral</a> systems, such as <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Arabic_numerals" title="Eastern Arabic numerals">Eastern Arabic numerals</a>, which cannot be represented using a seven-segment display.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Prior to <a href="/wiki/Windows_XP" title="Windows XP">Windows XP</a>, process names longer than 15 characters in length are truncated. This problem is resolved in Windows XP.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The users tab is introduced by Windows XP. </p><p>Beginning with Windows XP, the <i>Delete</i> key is enabled on the Processes tab. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Windows_Vista">Windows Vista</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Task_Manager_(Windows)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Windows Vista"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Windows Task Manager has been updated in <a href="/wiki/Windows_Vista" title="Windows Vista">Windows Vista</a> with new features,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including: </p> <ul><li>A "Services" tab to view and modify currently running <a href="/wiki/Windows_service" title="Windows service">Windows services</a> and start and stop any service as well as enable/disable the <a href="/wiki/User_Account_Control" title="User Account Control">User Account Control</a> (UAC) file and registry virtualization of a process.</li> <li>New "Image Path Name" and "Command Line", and "Description" columns in the Processes tab. These show the full name and path of the executable image running in a process, any command-line parameters that were provided, and the image file's "Description" property.</li> <li>New columns showing <a href="/wiki/Data_Execution_Prevention" class="mw-redirect" title="Data Execution Prevention">DEP</a> and virtualization statuses. Virtualization status refers to UAC virtualization, under which file and registry references to certain system locations will be silently redirected to user-specific areas.</li> <li>By right-clicking on any process, it is possible to directly open the <i>Properties</i> of the process's <a href="/wiki/Executable" title="Executable">executable</a> image file or of the directory (folder) containing the process.</li> <li>The Task Manager has also been made less vulnerable to attack from remote sources or viruses as it must be operating under <i>administrative rights</i> to carry out certain tasks, such as logging off other connected users or sending messages. The user must go into the "Processes" tab and click "Show processes from other users" in order to verify administrative rights and unlock these privileges. Showing processes from all users requires all users including administrators to accept a UAC prompt, unless UAC is disabled. If the user is not an administrator, they must enter a password for an administrator account when prompted to proceed, unless UAC is disabled, in which case the elevation does not occur.</li> <li>By right-clicking on any running process, it is possible to create a <i><a href="/wiki/Core_dump" title="Core dump">dump</a></i>. This feature can be useful if an application or a process is not responding, so that the dump file can be opened in a <a href="/wiki/Debugger" title="Debugger">debugger</a> to get more information.</li> <li>The "Shut Down" menu containing Standby, Hibernate, Turn off, Restart, Log Off and Switch User has been removed. This was done due to low usage, and to reduce the overall complexity of Task Manager.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Performance tab shows the system <a href="/wiki/Uptime" title="Uptime">uptime</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Windows_8">Windows 8</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Task_Manager_(Windows)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Windows 8"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Windows 8, Windows Task Manager has been overhauled and the following changes<sup id="cite_ref-w8tmid_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-w8tmid-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> were made: </p> <ul><li>Starting in Windows 8, the tabs are hidden by default and Task Manager opens in summary mode (<i>Fewer details</i>). This view only shows applications and their associated processes. Prior to <a href="/wiki/Windows_8" title="Windows 8">Windows 8</a>, what is shown in the summary mode was shown in the tab named "Applications".</li> <li>Resource utilization in the Processes tab is shown with various shades of yellow, with darker color representing heavier use.</li> <li>The Performance tab is split into CPU, memory, disk, ethernet, and wireless network (if applicable) sections. There are overall graphs for each, and clicking on one reaches details for that particular resource. This includes consolidating information that previously appeared in the <i>Networking</i> tab from Windows XP through Windows 7. <ul><li>The CPU tab no longer displays individual graphs for every logical processor on the system by default. It now can show data for each <a href="/wiki/Non-uniform_memory_access" title="Non-uniform memory access">NUMA</a> node.</li> <li>The CPU tab now displays simple percentages on heat-mapping tiles to display utilization for systems with many (64 up to 640) logical processors.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The color used for these heat maps is blue, with darker color again indicating heavier utilization.</li> <li>Hovering the cursor over any logical processor's data now shows the NUMA node of that processor and its ID.</li></ul></li> <li>A new Startup tab has been added that lists running startup applications.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Previously, <a href="/wiki/MSConfig" title="MSConfig">MSConfig</a> was in charge of this task, or in Windows Vista only, the "Software Explorer" section of <i>Windows Defender</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>Windows Defender</i> that shipped built-into Windows 7 lacked this option, and it was also not present in the downloadable <i>Microsoft Security Essentials</i> either.</li> <li>The Processes tab now lists application names, application status, and overall usage data for CPU, memory, hard disk, and network resources for each process.</li> <li>A new App History tab is introduced. <ul><li>The application status can be changed to <i>suspended</i>.</li> <li>The normal process information found in the older Task Manager can be found in the new Details tab.</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Windows_10">Windows 10</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Task_Manager_(Windows)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Windows 10"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The Processes tab is divided into categories.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Display <a href="/wiki/GPU" class="mw-redirect" title="GPU">GPU</a> information in the Performance tab, if the GPU supports <a href="/wiki/WDDM" class="mw-redirect" title="WDDM">WDDM</a> 2.0 or later.</li> <li>Since <a href="/wiki/Windows_10_2004" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows 10 2004">Windows 10 2004</a>, Task Manager can display disk type (HDD or SSD) in the Performance tab.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Windows_11">Windows 11</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Task_Manager_(Windows)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Windows 11"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Windows 11 22H2 has introduced a redesigned Task Manager.</li> <li>The new Task Manager features a search function.</li> <li>Since Windows 11 24H2, Task Manager uses <a href="/wiki/MT/s" class="mw-redirect" title="MT/s">MT/s</a> as unit for main memory speed, replaced older <a href="/wiki/MHz" class="mw-redirect" title="MHz">MHz</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Weaknesses">Weaknesses</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Task_Manager_(Windows)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Weaknesses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid 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Some malware will also disable the Task Manager as an administrator. Variants of the <a href="/wiki/Zotob" title="Zotob">Zotob</a> and <a href="/wiki/Spybot_worm" title="Spybot worm">Spybot</a> worms have used this technique, for example.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AGE_MATTERS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AGE MATTERS"><span title=" (May 2021)">obsolete source</span></a></i>]</sup> Using <a href="/wiki/Group_Policy" title="Group Policy">Group Policy</a>, it is possible to disable the Task Manager. Many types of malware also enable this policy setting in the registry. <a href="/wiki/Rootkit" title="Rootkit">Rootkits</a> can prevent themselves from getting listed in the Task Manager, thereby preventing their detection and termination using it. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Task_Manager_(Windows)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Resource_Monitor" title="Resource Monitor">Resource Monitor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Process_Explorer" title="Process Explorer">Process Explorer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taskkill" class="mw-redirect" title="Taskkill">Taskkill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tasklist" title="Tasklist">Tasklist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Task_Scheduler" title="Windows Task Scheduler">Windows Task 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