Win8 Encyclopedia 20: two modes Task Manager

Author: Zhang

Win8 operating system in many function points, have done a lot of innovation. For example, today's Win8 Encyclopedia, I want to share with you the changes in the Win8 task manager. Earlier we learned that the task manager has not changed since the Windows NT 4.0. Continued to Windows 7. So what improvements have Microsoft made in Win8?

Windows users almost everyone knows to press the "Ctrl+Alt+Delete" key combination to call up the task manager to end some task processes that want to be turned off or already in a suspended state. If Win8's task manager retains the same operation as other previous versions, it should be the only one.

Task Manager Detailed Mode
Win8 Task Manager accurately divides CPU/memory/disk/network

Grouping of detailed items of task process
Detailed items of task process< Br>

For advanced users, the task manager of the abbreviated mode is obviously not enough. Let's take a look at the task management of the detailed mode.

In the continuous optimization and upgrade of Windows, Microsoft has enhanced and enhanced some key functions of the operating system, especially those with higher user frequency. Among them, Microsoft found that the most common operations of users in the old version are "end application" and "end process", and the most frequently clicked tabs are also "applications" and "processes", and The usage frequency is basically the same, which means that there are some important details missing in the “Applications” page, which causes the user to go to the “process” to find it. Therefore, in the new version of the task management, according to the "applications", "backstage process" and "Windows process" group display process, user-friendly.

Task Manager abbreviated mode

Next is the abbreviated version of the task manager, what is the simple version of the task manager, how simple? This is one of the issues we care about. The change in the use of Microsoft's Task Manager is due to the user community targeted by the Windows operating system and the service characteristics required by the user, which determine whether these features are worthy of modification or addition.
Win8 task manager between simple and detailed switching

The new version of the task manager opens the abbreviated information mode by default, starting from the user's usage habits, in fact, most people use task management when it is certain If the program card is dead, you need to end it. If you need to add other functions, click on the bottom left corner “Details”.
Double-click on the process to quickly adjust to the program interface

What are the characteristics of the Win8 task manager? Here, the author lists one of the most obvious features to analyze with you. In the task manager in the detailed mode, just mentioned double-clicking the process in the detailed mode, the process will drop down to prompt more detailed process details. If you want to switch these processes by double-clicking, you can only double-click the details. The content in the item can be achieved.

In the short version of the task manager, you only need to double-click the process item in the corresponding task manager to switch directly to the program interface corresponding to the process. At this point, the abbreviated version of the task manager is a bit more convenient than the detailed version. In addition, this minimalist interface removes all things that are not related to the core application scenario. The user directly selects the program to terminate and clicks “End Task”, the program is directly closed, and even before “ Are you sure? & rdquo; The prompt box has been removed.