A user of the Windows operating system who does not know how to open the task manager is completely defenseless against errors in the operation of most programs, unless, of course, they happen. Familiarity with the operating system from Microsoft should begin with the task manager. The lack of knowledge on how to open the task manager when working in Windows is like sailing on a ship without a helm: everything is fine and predictable as long as the wind is fair, but it costs a little wave to hit the stern, as an obedient ship gets out of control, turning into uncontrollable bulk.
Task Manager is one of many system utilities. At startup, it displays a window with several tabs: “Applications”, “Processes”, “Services”, “Performance”, “Network” and “Users”. The last four are informative:
- "Network" allows you to monitor the activity of the network connection;
- "Performance" displays the load of each processor core (including virtual ones), as well as the percentage of RAM and additional memory;
- the Services tab in the task manager has been included in the system since Windows Vista. Displays system services;
- "Users" allows you to manage active accounts. It only works when run in administrator mode.
But the first two tabs are a real salvation for users, so you need to know how to open the task manager. To understand the importance of the task manager capabilities, imagine a very common, alas, situation in which one of the running applications stops responding to actions by the user, as they say, “freezes”. The reasons for freezing can be very different: starting from an error in the application itself and ending with incorrect user actions. Try to start the Winamp player for simultaneous playback of several dozen songs - if there is not enough RAM, then the freezing of its processes, and soon the entire system, is guaranteed.
For a beginner, an application freezes like snow on a hot summer day: the program does not respond to button presses, and what to do is unknown. Usually saved by pressing the Reset button on the system unit. At best, this means losing unsaved work results and file system errors. Who knows how to open the task manager, it can easily interrupt the execution of a hung program without resorting to Reset. To do this, in the tab "Processes" find the hung program and click "Remove task". If you cannot find the desired application in the list of processes, then you can remove the task in the "Applications" tab, but this method is not always effective.
The forums often ask how to open the Windows 7 task manager. There are no special differences in terms of running the utility in this operating system. Since Win 95, the main button combinations have remained the same, although there are changes.
Opening the task manager is very simple. There are three ways:
- We direct the cursor to the taskbar (the bar at the bottom of the desktop) and press the right mouse button. There is a link to the task manager. The easiest way to start, but not always acceptable, since, for example, from a full-screen application this can not be done.
- Press the famous combination of three buttons - Ctrl + Alt + Del. In Windows prior to Vista, this immediately led to the appearance of a dispatcher. In recent versions, you need to select the launch command in the menu that appears. This method is convenient in that you can get to the desktop even from an application in which there is no way to minimize the window open on the whole screen.
- Press the combination Ctrl + Shift + Esc. Like the previous method, but directly calls the task manager.
Having mastered any (or better all) way to start, the user will be much less likely to feel the need to press the Reset button.
Sometimes malware blocks the ability to run. In this case, you will need to edit the registry or use an antivirus program.