Windows Task Manager - Windows 8 Changes

Windows 8 Changes

In Windows 8, Windows Task Manager has been overhauled and the following changes were made:

• The tabs are hidden by default. This view only shows applications and their associated processes.
• Resource utilization in the Processes tab is shown with various shades of yellow, with darker color representing heavier use.
• The Performance tab is split into CPU, memory, disk, ethernet, and wireless network (if applicable) sections. There are overall graphs for each, and clicking on one reaches details for that particular resource.
  • The CPU tab no longer displays individual graphs for every logical processor on the system by default. It now can show data for each NUMA node.
  • The CPU tab now displays simple percentages on heat-mapping tiles to display utilization for systems with many (64 or more, up to 640) logical processors. The color used for these heat maps is blue, with darker color again indicating heavier utilization.
  • Hovering the cursor over any logical processor's data now shows the NUMA node of that processor and its ID.
• A new Startup tab has been added that lists running startup applications.
• The Processes tab now lists application names, application status, and overall usage data for CPU, memory, hard disk, and network resources for each process.
  • The application status can be changed to suspended.
  • The normal process information found in the older Task Manager can be found in the new Details tab.