The author of the original Windows Task Manager has some tips on how to use it more effectively, including a few we'd never heard of -- and one we tossed in ourselves if you have trouble with Task ...

Until now, anyone wanting to know exactly which processes Windows loads at start-up had to use the external tool Sysmon.

If you are like most Windows users, you probably only open Task Manager when something goes wrong. Maybe an app froze, or your PC fans suddenly started spinning loudly. But Task Manager is far more ...