Processes
Windows 8
To access, do the following
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Do a Search
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Type in Task Manager
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Click on Task Manager
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Click Processes tab
OR
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Press CTRL + ALT + DEL (Click for instructions on using this)
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Click Task Manager
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Click Processes tab
The process tab shows the programs that are currently running . It also tells use the CPU, memory, disk and Network usage of the program. If you want to know the executable file that initializes the program, do the following
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Right-click the program that is in the list (in this example, it is Google Chrome)
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Click Go to details
If there is a program running that you want to end (such as a program that is frozen), do the following
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Open Process tab in Task Manager as instructed above
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Right-click the program you want to end
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Click End task