{"id":4175,"date":"2018-12-13T17:48:53","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T17:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fileinspect.com\/blog\/?p=4175"},"modified":"2019-01-30T18:27:49","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T18:27:49","slug":"use-chrome-task-manager-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fileinspect.com\/blog\/use-chrome-task-manager-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I open and use Chrome Task Manager on Windows 10?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google Chrome comes with a built-in Task Manager. Just like the Windows operating system, it gives you the statistics of all the processes running when using Chrome. The Task Manager has many options, including CPU usage, network consumption, and memory usage, among others.<\/p>\n

One major difference that separates Google Chrome from other browsers is how it isolates the processes of each tab, extension or plugin. This explains why you can see up to 16 processes running with just one tab open.<\/p>\n

Have you noticed Google Chrome behaving strangely, lagging or even crashing? This is one of the reasons why you need Chrome Task Manager on Windows 10 to troubleshoot issues affecting your browser.<\/p>\n

How to open Chrome Task Manager<\/h2>\n

You can launch Google Task Manager in three simple methods via the Chrome browser.<\/p>\n

Method 1: Using Chrome Menu<\/h3>\n
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  1. Open your Chrome browser.<\/li>\n
  2. Click the three vertical dots at the top-right corner of Google Chrome.<\/li>\n
  3. Go to \u201cMore tools.\u201d<\/li>\n
  4. Click on \u201cTask manager.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Method 2: Using the tabs bar<\/h3>\n
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    1. Launch Google Chrome.<\/li>\n
    2. Right-click anywhere on the tabs bar.<\/li>\n
    3. Choose \u201cTask manager\u201d from the dropdown list.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Method 3: Using shortcut keys<\/h3>\n

      The quickest way to access Chrome Task Manager on Windows 10 is via the shortcut keys. With your Chrome browser open, simply press Shift + Esc Keys.<\/p>\n

      How to use Chrome Task Manager effectively<\/h2>\n

      Google Chrome uses the multi-process architecture where web apps and plugins are kept separate from each other, running their own processes – just like how an operating system works. The biggest advantage of this model is that, if a rendering engine in one web app crashes, it will only affect that particular tab, while the other tabs of the same site and the entire Chrome browser remain intact.<\/p>\n

      It also means the browser won\u2019t stop responding in case of an exploit from a bug in the rendering engine. Since Chrome runs multiple processes, it also needs its own Task Manager to monitor how each web app and plugin is using the resources.<\/p>\n

      This makes it easier to kill apps or plugins that freeze without restarting the entire Chrome browser.<\/p>\n

      To launch Chrome Task Manager, use shortcut keys Shift + Esc. Google Chrome shows you all the running processes and an \u201cEnd process\u201d button to terminate any apps that are causing issues. To view more options, right-click anywhere in the Task Manager window.<\/p>\n

      You can also enable or disable options depending on the stats you want to view. Likewise, clicking the options in the header row allows you to sort the listed processes in ascending or descending order.<\/p>\n

      The main options shown in Task Manager are explained below:<\/p>\n