When something is not working correctly on your Windows 10 PC, the Task Manager is a tool that can provide valuable information about your system performance.
Although the Processes tab helps you troubleshoot applications and services running on your computer, you can use the Performance tab to get a real-time information of the performance on your computer, including CPU and memory usage, as well as hard drive, network, and Bluetooth information.
The ability to monitor your computer's performance in real-time can not only help you understand how resources are being utilized, but it's also useful information when trying to figure out the reason your device is not achieving expected network and hard drive speeds, among other issues.
Opening Task Manager
On Windows 10, you can use Task Manager for an array of tasks, including to view real-time data on your computer's performance, but first, you need to know how to open the tool. Below are a few ways to open Task Manager:
Right-click the Taskbar and click on Task Manager.
Open Start, do a search for Task Manager and click the result.
Use the Ctrl + Shift + Esc keyboard shortcut.
Use the Ctrl + Alt + Del keyboard shortcut and click on Task Manager.
Use the Windows key + X keyboard shortcut to open the power-user menu and click on Task Manager.
If you never open this tool before, you're likely to see Task Manager in compact mode. To get to Performance, you need to click the More details button, and then click on the Performance tab.
