The Task Manager has been around for a long time.
The app gives you access to many functions that can help with your efforts to monitor, control and optimise your operating system. It can also be used to diagnose system problems by showing abnormal use of resources. High usage of CPU, Memory, network or disk usage can indicate problems whose cause needs to be found and reduced. If you are tweaking your system settings you will want to see how effective they are by reviewing the relevant categories.
The Task Manager has been around for a long time.
The app gives you access to many functions that can help with your efforts to monitor, control and optimise your operating system. It can also be used to diagnose system problems by showing abnormal use of resources. High usage of CPU, Memory, network or disk usage can indicate problems whose cause needs to be found and reduced. If you are tweaking your system settings you will want to see how effective they are by reviewing the relevant categories.
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App History - Task Manager
The App history tab provides data over a time line. This can be handy in identifying unexpected usage, The time line can be reset in order to confirm any areas of concern. A selection of columns is also available.
Name - name of App
CPU time - Amount of time the processor has been used by an App
Network - Total amount of network resources for the period covered
Metered Network - Handy if you have a cap on your allocation
Tile Updates - Shows the usage if you have live tiles active in the start menu
Downloads - Amount downloaded by App
Uploads - Amount uploaded by App