Seven Ways to Open Windows Task Manager

Windows 7's Task Manager has 6 tabs:

• Applications
• Processes
• Services
• Performance
• Networking
• Users

You can learn more about feature on each tab in Windows 7’s Task Manager by reading the article Reap the benefits of Windows 7's Task Manager.

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Press [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Del]  to bring up the Windows Security screen, which provides users with five options including Windows Task Manager. Just click Start Task Manager.

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Right-click the taskbar and you’ll see the context menu. Then, just choose the Start Task Manager command.

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Press [Windows]+R to open the Run dialog box. Then, type taskmgr in the Open text box and click OK.

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Press [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[Esc] and Windows  Task Manager will launch instantly.
(Keep in mind that the On-Screen Keyboard appears in this image purely for illustrative purposes.)

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Click the Start button and type taskm in the Search box. When View running processes with Task Manager appears at the top of the Results, press [Enter].

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Create and use a shortcut on the Desktop to launch Windows Task Manager. Just right click on the Desktop, select the New|Shortcut command, and type Taskmgr.exe in the text box.

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Create a Windows Task Manager shortcut in the Startup folder and configure it to run minimized. You can then easily accessTask Manager from the Notification area.

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