Task Manager is an excellent tool for keeping track of system processes, monitoring resource usage, and forcing memory-hogging applications to close. Microsoft has made several improvements to Task Manager over the years, but fortunately, accessing Task Manager in Windows 10 hasn’t changed much from Windows 7.
How to open Task Manager on a Windows 11 or 10 PC
There are several ways to open Task Manager in Windows 10, from the Start menu to keyboard shortcuts. Here are the most common ways to do it:
The easiest (and fastest) keyboard shortcut to open Task Manager is Ctrl+Shift+Esc. This will take you straight to the utility in a few seconds.
Here are a few more shortcuts to quickly open Task Manager:
