Use the two task managers in both Windows 10 and Windows 8

Use the two task managers in both Windows 10 and Windows 8 -

Windows 8 introduces a completely different task manager that is very different from / Vista / XP task manager Windows 7. While it has some advantages and improvements, it also has bugs, regressions and missing features. This is why some users prefer the classic Task Manager app. It is faster and more usable. But there are times when you may sometimes want the features of the new task manager such as analysis of a waiting channel or monitor disk usage without firing Monitor Resource. . Here is a AutoHotkey script to open the two task managers

This script requires that you first install the standard Task Manager in Windows 10 and Windows 8. See these links:

• classic task Manager for Windows 10
• classic task Manager for Windows 8

now when you press Ctrl + Shift + Esc , the former task manager will start. Assuming you are using Windows 64-bit, most used today and the classic Task Manager is installed in C: TM x64 Tm.exe, here is a simple AutoHotkey script compiled EXE is ready to use to start the new task manager using Ctrl + Shift + F1 .

Download Task Manager Flip the script

This script must run as administrator because he needs to write to the HKLM registry branch or more precisely the following registry key:

 HKLM  SOFTWARE  Microsoft  Windows NT  CurrentVersion  image file execution options  taskmgr.exe 

Thus, it can temporarily write a empty value there, start the new task manager and write the value again to start the former task manager.

You can use the tool of Elevated Shortcut Winaero Tweaker to create a shortcut to this script that works as an administrator without showing a UAC prompt. Then paste this shortcut in your Startup folder to

 C:  Users  username You  AppData  Roaming  Microsoft  Windows  Start Menu  Programs  Startup 

So that 'by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Esc always open the manager of the classic tasks and pressing Ctrl + Shift + F1 will open the new task manager

so, you can have the two task managers side being execution side :.

If you installed the classic Task Manager to another location in addition C: TM or if you use 32-bit Windows, you must install AutoHotkey , change the path correctly and you compile the script. Here is the simple source AutoHotkey script if you prefer to install AutoHotkey you compile and AHK to an EXE file on your own:

 #SingleInstance, strength ^ + F1 :: RegWrite, REG_SZ, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, SOFTWARE  Microsoft  Windows NT  CurrentVersion  Image file execution  taskmgr.exe options, debugger, Run taskmgr RegWrite, REG_SZ, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, SOFTWARE  execution Microsoft  Windows NT  CurrentVersion  image  taskmgr.exe file options, debugger, c:  TM  x64  tm.exe 

with the classic Task Manager installed, simply copy and paste the above text in Notepad and change the path C: TM x64 tm.exe to point to the former Group Manager example Appdata%% TM x86 TM.exe then save it as a file with the extension AHK (eg two TaskManagers.ahk). Then, right click it AHK file and click Compile to convert it into an EXE file. . Note that these manual steps are required only if you installed the classical task manager to another custom location or you are using Windows 32-bit

Check out this tip in action here:

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