

Do one of the following, as appropriate for the action that you want to perform:Įxit a program: To exit a program, click the program that you want to exit, and then click End Task.To exit or start a program, follow these steps: The Processes tab displays the status of the programs that are running on the computer. If your task manager looks like image below, click More details to expand. Right-click an empty area of the taskbar, and then click Task Manager.Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE, and then click Task Manager.To start Task Manager, take either of the following actions: In this scenario, you should contact the system administrator or your help desk if you need local process control or the ability to monitor the computer's performance. Note: Your system administrator may have implemented a local policy on your computer to disable Task Manager. You can use Task Manager to start programs, start or end processes, manage startup programs, and view a dynamic display of your computer's performance.

This document provides basic information about using Windows task manager in Windows 8.
