Free Windows Task Manager Alternatives

Top 4 Free Windows Task Manager Alternatives

Last time we have introduced how Windows Task Manager is working and how to use Task Manager in Windows 8. This time we are ready to illustrate the top free Task Manager alternatives to Windows 8.1/8/7/Vista/XP etc.

The Windows Task Manager is an extremely useful system information and control tool that comes with all versions of Windows. With its help you can monitor running applications and processes, as well as keep an eye on your CPU, RAM, disk, and network usage. The Windows Task Manager is especially useful when you need to end an unresponsive application or process.

However, even Windows 7 version of the tool is far from being perfect and doesn't have enough features. Fortunately, there are plenty of free Windows Task Manager alternatives. So if you are looking for something better than the built-in utility, you should consider getting one of these tools to replace your standard Task Manager.

1

Process Explorer

Process Explorer is a free program created by the Microsoft Windows Sysinternals team. You still get a list of processes, you still see charts of your usage, but both give you significantly more information and control over the information. Unlike the default manager, Process Explorer makes it easy to track down which file is being held by which program and get to the bottom of computer mysteries like why a certain DLL or DOC file simply cannot be deleted. It also shows which service is performing which function so you'll never look at a long and repetitive list of Windows system executables that are indistinguishable from each other—everyone will be associated with its function.

2

Process Hacker

When using Process Hacker you're not just able to view your applications and services in more detail but to interact with them in a variety of ways—many well beyond the scope of the standard task manager, like hex editing the contents of a process' virtual memory. Process Hacker allows you to alter process security levels, terminate, suspend, resume, and restart them. 

3

Extended Task Manager

Extended Task Manger can display locked files and which process is locking them, help you terminate specific processes to free files, provides a summary overview of your resource usage, and allows you to pause and resume processes.

4

System Explorer

System Explorer is another free alternative to Windows Task Manager. It doesn't have the most elegant interface we've seen so far, but it does pack in an enormous amount of information and functionality. You can manipulate processes, search for additional information online, check them against virus databases, and hunt down which process is locking which file or causing system instability.

Comparing these 4 task managers, choose the most satified one to replace your built-in Task Manager in your Windows 8.1/8/7/Vista/XP.

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