Process Manager for Windows - Quick Review

This freeware doesn’t really do anything that shouldn’t be implemented in the operating system itself. But hey, it is not, so Process Manager – to the rescue.

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Kill unwanted processes

This is the original function, and also the one used very often when testing some programs. By simply right clicking on the application on taskbar you can select “Kill”, stopping and closing the program. This has the same power as “End Task” button in the “Process Manager” (BTW accessible by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Esc).

Assign priority to processes

I don’t really use this much, but might come in handy when multitasking. Let’s say you are watching movie while crunching some data, converting pictures or downloading stuff from the internet. This may slow down your computer and the movie will sometimes twitch, especially if it is a HDTV resolution. With Process Manager, you can simply assign priority to different processes with right click on their icon on taskbar. In our example, you might assign “High” or “Above normal” priority to the video player. Or just decrease the priority of the process causing the lags.