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| View additional information on processes |
| The Windows Task Manager's Processes tab lists the process name, the user context in which the |
| process is running, the percentage of CPU time it's using, and the amount of memory it's using. |
| Unlike the Applications tab that shows only applications, the Processes tab shows all processes, |
| including those that are hidden. |
| The Processes tab allows you to view information about all running processes, and you can also |
| shut them down if needed. For example, Outlook might crash and disappear from the Applications |
| tab, but its process might still be running, although in a hung state. From the Processes tab, click |
| End Process to kill the process. |
| Although by default the Processes tab shows only four columns, you can turn on additional columns |
| for more information about the processes. Click the Processes tab and choose View | Select |
| Columns to open the Select Columns dialog box, which lists the available columns. |
| These additional columns can be very useful in identifying problem processes. For example, the |
| Memory Usage column shows the amount of memory currently used by the process, but it doesn't |
| show the peak memory used. You can display the column Peak Memory Usage to view this |
| information for each process. |
| With Task Manager's additional processes information, you can use Task Manager to troubleshoot |
| tasks that you previously accomplished with the Performance console--and accomplish them more |
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