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Windows 7’s Task Manager.

In the Task Manager, you can see which users are currently logged into your computer. These can be either remote connections or locked local sessions.

You can also send a message to another logged in user from here – just select the user and click Send Message. If the user is currently using the computer, a message box with your message will pop up on their desktop.

Send a Message To Another Logged In UserSend a Message To Another Logged In User

The Applications tab in the Windows Task Manager shows your open program windows. You can double-click one to switch to it, or right-click one and select Minimize or Maximize to show or hide it.

You can also select multiple windows (hold Ctrl as you click each window in the list), right-click them, and tile them horizontally or vertically.

Arrange and Manage Windows

To see which processes have been using the most CPU, you can use the CPU Time column, which is hidden by default.

To show it, click the View menu, click Select Columns, and enable the CPU Time option.

Click the CPU Time column to sort your processes by CPU Time – the processes with the most CPU time have used the most CPU resources.

Note that this only shows the CPU resources used by running programs – if a program isn’t running anymore, you won’t see how much CPU it’s used.

See Which Applications Have Used Your CPU The Most

A priority setting – a high-priority process is first in line to use the CPU when it has something to do, while a low priority process will have to wait at the end of the line.

If an application should be allocated more CPU resources – or less CPU resources – change its priority in the Task Manager. Just right-click a process, point to Set Priority, and select a priority.

(You can right-click an application on the Applications tab and select Go to Process to quickly select the application’s process.)

Manage Process Priorities

If you use a multi-core CPU – or a CPU with hyperthreading – Windows gives each process the ability to use all your CPUs. However, some programs – particularly older games — may not work properly if they’re able to run on all CPU cores.

To restrict an application to a specific CPU, right-click its process and select Set Affinity. In the Processor Affinity window, select the CPUs that should be allowed to run the process.

Restrict Applications to Specific Processors

Change Compatibility Settingso A problem with an application,

you can change its compatibility settings right from the Task Manager. Just select a process, right-click it, and select Properties. Use the options on the Compatibility tab to modify the program’s compatibility settings.

o If you need to do something else with a program’s .exe file, you can right-click its process and select Open File Location to quickly its folder in Windows Explorer.open

View Linked Processes and Services

Have you ever wondered just what “svchost.exe” actually is? If you click the Show processes from all users button, you’ll see multiple svchost.exe processes using different amounts of memory and CPU.

• Svchost.exe is actually a Windows process that runs Windows services – if you want to see exactly which services a svchost.exe process is running, right-click it and select Got to Service(s).

The Task Manager includes a system tray icon, so it can be used to monitor CPU usage.

Its system tray icon is likely hidden by default – you’ll have to click the arrow next to your system tray and drag and drop the icon to your notification area. After you do, you’ll have a constantly updating CPU meter on your screen when the Task Manager is open.

Monitor CPU Usage

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8 Things You Did Not Know You Could Do In

Windows 7’s Task Manager.