4 tips for Windows Task Manager

Windows Task Manager can be used to view the currently running programs, startup processes, CPU and memory usage, etc. This provides us with ideas for further problem solving. Using the task manager is a must for rookies. The road to the road.

1. A few insects that benefit you infinitely

★Selective window control: We use the "Layer Window", "Horizontal Tile Window" in the right-click menu on the taskbar. Command to control the layout of all windows, but what if it is for several of them? One way is to press Ctrl, select the window you want to control in the task bar, right click and select the corresponding command. Another way is: in the Task Manager's "Applications" tab, also press Ctrl and select the program to be operated, right click, select the appropriate command, the advantage of this method over the first method is if The number of windows we open is very large. It is often impossible to see what the window is in the taskbar. It is easy to cause misoperation, but it is different in the task manager.

★ Pay attention to the CPU usage at any time: Usually we only care about the CPU resources occupied by all running programs in the system. We can select the “Options” menu in the Task Manager and check “Automatically when using "Minimize" and "Hide when minimized", then run "Regedit" to open the registry editor, navigate to the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run" branch, and create a new REG_SZ value named "Taskmanager" , change its value to ""c:\\windows\\system32\\cmd.exe"/c"start"/minc:\\windows\\system32\\taskmgr.exe". In this way, we can hover the mouse over a green icon in the system tray area at any time, wait a moment, and the CPU resources are all over.

★ Call Task Manager when remote control: When we use Windows XP remote desktop connection or use third-party software for remote control, we must open the task manager in the other system, you can not use Alt+Ctrl+ Del or Ctrl+Shift+Esc hotkey, this opens the task manager of the machine. The correct way is to run the “Task Manager” command in the right-click menu of the taskbar.

★More cool task manager to open the hotkey: If you have to press the three key combinations every time to open the task manager, then it is C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\taskmgr.exe Create a desktop shortcut, right click on the shortcut, select "Properties" and assign it a hotkey (such as F5).

★You can also play "Run" in Task Manager: If the "Run" command in the "Start" menu is blocked, try selecting "File → New Task (Run) in Task Manager). "Oh, the effect is the same.

2. Add a "switch" to the task manager

In Windows XP, we have three ways to disable and enable the task manager:

Method 1: Run " The Regedit command opens the registry editor, navigates to the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\System" branch, and finds the "DisableTaskMgr" item on the left (if not, it is newly created, its type is REG_DWORD), its value Set to 1 to disable, 0 to enable.

Method 2: Run the "gpedit.msc" command to open the "Group Policy" settings window, and then expand "Local Computer Policy → User Configuration → Administrative Templates → System → Ctrl + Alt + Del Options", on the right In the Delete Task Manager property, set to Enabled.

Method 3: The above two methods are valid for all users. If you want to disable a user setting separately, you can open the C:\\WINDOWS\\system32 directory, right click on taskmgr.exe, select "Open" In the “Mode” menu, in the “Run Identity” window that pops up, check “The following users” and specify a user.

Tip:

Everyone encountered the task manager in the right-click menu of the taskbar area is gray and not selectable, or when the "taskmgr" command is run, the task manager has been prompted Can be disabled by the system administrator. The fault can be solved by the above settings. In addition, if the "User Name" column of the "Process" tab of your Task Manager is missing (shown as blank), then run the "services.msc" command to open the Service Settings window and restart the TerminalServices service.

3. "Double-click" application in Task Manager

Many friends use countless task managers every day, but I don't know there are many tips for "double-clicking" here:

★ Double-click the border area of ​​the task manager to display the task manager with “TinyFootprintmode” (simplified mode, hidden color list bar, MediaPlayer also provides similar functions), double-click again to switch to full mode.

★Switch to the "Applications" tab and double-click on a program in one of the lists to make the corresponding window of the program top. This technique is especially effective for Windows XP taskbars that are often unresponsive. We no longer have to click on the switch window in the taskbar. However, when using this function, please make sure to uncheck "Options → Front End Display", otherwise the technique will be invalid.

★ Switch to the "Applications" tab and double-click any blank space in the window to quickly minimize the Task Manager.

★ Switch to the “Performance” and “Networking” tabs, and double-click any area of ​​the window to display the corresponding graph in the most screen mode for easy viewing.

4. Wonderful task manager, secret Dongdong Qiao Run

Step 1: First ensure that the "Use Fast User Switching" function is enabled in the user account, then open you you want to run Programs such as opening FlashFXP, BT downloading stuff or Winamp listening to songs.

Step 2: Create a new account with administrator privileges (assuming its account name is 123), then open the task manager, switch to the "Users" tab, and find "123" in its list. Account name, right click, select "Connect", enter the password of the 123 account, and then switch to the account environment after confirmation. Next, all our normal operations are performed in the account environment, and the previously secretly running programs will not appear in the taskbar and system tray, in the "application" and "process" of the task manager. Can't find it, but they are still running silently.

Tip:

To display these secret processes, we can click "Show all users' processes" in the "Processes" tab of the Task Manager.