Task ManagerX

The Windows Task Manager proves itself to be really useful, especially when you need to close down unresponsive Windows processes or view the amount of free system memory. But despite this, the Task Manager may seem a bit difficult to use for some users and also somehow limited in features. Fortunately, there is an alternative to Task Manager, which is called Task ManagerX.

Having a functionality almost similar to the one of the original Windows Task Manager, Task ManagerX manages to offer a more simplified interface and more features. When the program is running, an icon is placed in the system tray, from where the user can easily access the application. The first tab of the program's interface displays all running programs in real time. The information is more complete compared to the original Task Manager and the user can easily close any of the running programs with a single click.

Besides displaying running programs, Task ManagerX can also display active processes and also show information about which of them are responsive and which are not. The CPU usage and amount of free RAM memory are also displayed, in a graphical way and also as a percent. A feature which the original Task Manager doesn't have is the possibility of displaying some real time information about the operating system, like the total run time, platform version, total number of processes, free real and virtual memory and so on.

Another useful feature is the possibility of automatically closing processes which are not responding. In this case, Task ManagerX monitors all running processes in real time and if it detects one of them as unresponsive, it will automatically shut it down without the user's intervention.