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<\/a>Windows 8 - Task Manager<\/p><\/div>\n
Where did all the performance statistics and process lists go?<\/p>\n
In the name of simplicity, all of the regular stats have been hidden away but if you want to uncover them all it’s just a matter of clicking on “More details”.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Windows 8 - Task Manager (Detailed - Processes)<\/p><\/div>\n
As you can see, the stats are visible once again but have received significant cosmetic attention\u00a0including colour-coding indicating the leel of resource utilisation by process. This is a great alternative to find out what is bogging down your system at a glance.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Windows 8 - Task Manager (Detailed - Performance)<\/p><\/div>\n
The performance tab has also received a significant update with the green graph(s) now replaced by a larger pastel version. On systems with larger number of cores the graphs will be replaced by colour-coded numeric readouts instead. You can see how this works with a 160 logical core computer here<\/a>.<\/p>\n So, it’s Task Manager just not quite as we know it, Jim \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Task Manager has been one of those handy things since Windows NT to kill off applications and processes that are consuming too much of a system’s resources and has evolved over the years to become more sophisticated. With that in mind, people may be shocked with what is initially presented to them under Windows 8. … <\/p>\n