Windows 7 power task manager

Report inappropriate content using these instructions. Disable and Enable Windows 7 Startup Programs. To disable or re-enable startup programs, follow the steps below: Startup programs are listed inside the System Configuration administrative tool.

In Windows 7, the System Configuration tool can be opened using the shortcut for its applet, or going through the Control Panel to open it. I will show you both ways:. From the list of administrative tools, double click on System Configuration. Logged events include status messages, warnings, and errors encountered by applications, services , and the operating system.

View your System Properties, such as your computer's hardware specifications, Windows version information, network identity and workgroup membership, and Windows activation information.

From this page, you can also access the Device Manager, Remote Settings, System Protection options, and other advanced system settings. Access the Device Manager , which allows you to view the properties and operational status of all internal and external hardware devices attached to your computer. If a device is not working properly, this is a good place to begin diagnosing the problem. Here you can update device drivers , enable and disable individual devices, and change how a device is configured.

View and change each network device on your computer. Network devices may include your Ethernet adapter , Wi-Fi adapter, and any virtual network devices you are using.

Perform low-level operations on disk drives, such as partitioning, shrinking and expanding volumes, assigning drive letters , and configuring a RAID. WARNING: Do not make any changes do your disk drive configuration unless you have backed up all important data on your system and know exactly what you are doing. As a rule, never make changes to your disk partitions unless you are prepared to restore your entire system from scratch if something goes wrong.

Launch the Computer Management tool. Open the Windows Command Prompt with your regular user privileges. Open the Windows Command Prompt with Administrator permissions. A chart of recent usage for both of these values is shown. Details about specific areas of memory are also shown. There is an option to break the CPU usage graph into two sections.

Many device drivers and core parts of the operating system run in kernel mode, whereas user applications run in user mode. This option can be turned on by choosing Show kernel times from the View menu.

When this option is turned on the CPU usage graph will show a green and a red area. The red area is the amount of time spent in kernel mode and the green area shows the amount of time spent in user mode. The bottom graphs and the majority of the statistics measure actual memory usage rather than page file usage.

It also displays system uptime as well as provides a link to the full blown Resource Monitor. The Networking tab shows statistics relating to each of the network adapters present in the computer.

By default the adapter name, percentage of network utilization, link speed and state of the network adapter are shown, along with a chart of recent activity. More options can be shown by choosing Select columns from the View menu. The Users tab, shows all users that currently have a session on the computer. To rerun a scan with the latest anti-malware definitions, download and run the Microsoft Safety Scanner again.

Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. WhiteWolf 6. Recently I had occasion to use the task manager feature, but when it opened, it opened only the Processes Window, and no other tabs are available.