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Windows 10 Task Manager Tricks You Didn’t Know

If you’re like most Windows users, the only time you pull up the Task Manager is when an application is frozen and you need to kill it. It’s perfectly fine to use the Task Manager for that, but you should know that you may be overlooking some features that you’d find useful if only you knew about them.

When Microsoft revamped the Task Manager in Windows 8, people lashed out and complained that Microsoft had ruined yet another thing that wasn’t broken to begin with. But not all of it was bad, and with the extra improvements made in Windows 10, the Task Manager is actually pretty awesome now.

So let’s take a closer look at what you might be missing out on. (These features may not be available prior to Windows 8, but the Task Manager in Windows 7 is still pretty awesome!)

9 Ways to Open Task Manager in Windows 10

In the Task Manager (see picture below), you are able to check all the running tasks, end any task and so forth. Thus, it is necessary to learn how to open it on your PC. For your convenience, this text lists 9 methods to open Task Manager in Windows 10. 

Way 1: Open the app through taskbar.

Right-click blank area on the taskbar, and choose Task Manager in the context menu.

Way 2: Turn on Task Manager from Quick Access Menu.

Right-tap the lower-left corner to open the menu, and then select Task Manager on it.

Way 3: Open Task Manager in Start Menu.

Step 1: Tap the bottom-left Start button and choose All Apps in the menu.

Step 2: Open the Windows System folder.

Step 3: Click Task Manager to open it.

Way 4: Open this program in Control Panel.

Step 1: Enter Control Panel.

Step 2: Input task manager in the upper-right search box, and tap Task Manager in the results.

Way 5: Start Task Manager via Run.

Press Windows+R to open Run dialog, enter taskmgr and tap OK.

Way 6: Access Task Manager with the help of Command Prompt.

Step 1: Click the Start button, enter cmd in the empty box and tap Command Prompt.

Step 2: Type taskmgr and press Enter.

Way 7: Open it through Windows PowerShell.

Step 1: Tap the Search button on the taskbar, type windows powershell and click Windows PowerShell to enter it.

Step 2: Input taskmgr and hit Enter.

Way 8: Open Task Manager from Ctrl+Alt+Del options.

Press Ctrl+Alt+Del and choose Task Manager from the choices.

Way 9:use key board short cut to open task manager

 Ctrl + Shift + Esc. This keyboard shortcut immediately launches the Task Manager, no option selection necessary. What’s nice is that you can execute it with one hand (unlike Ctrl + Alt + Del, which requires two hands for most people). Personally, this is the method I prefer to use.

let's take a look at some useful features of task manager

1. Find Out Why Apps Are Frozen

As we mentioned before, the most common reason to open the Task Manager is tokill a frozen application. But the next time you’re in that situation, don’t be so quick to pull the trigger — it’s possible that the program isn’t frozen, just taking a while to process a task.

Prematurely killing an active application could result in lost data, and even if you’rediligent about keeping good backups, you may not be able to recover everything. That’s why, whenever possible, you should wait and see if a frozen application resolves itself.

That’s when the Analyze Wait Chain feature in the Task Manager comes in handy. It can tell you when a process is stuck waiting on another process, which can help you identify why an application isn’t responding (i.e. which process is the real culprit). Only available under the Details tab.

2. Restart Windows Explorer

Sometimes you may find that some parts of your system aren’t responding (e.g. Taskbar, File Explorer, Start Menu, etc.) while other applications are running just fine. Restarting your computer will solve the issue, but it may be enough to restart Windows Explorer instead.

This is actually a common enough problem that Task Manager now has a special action for the Windows Explorer process: Restart. This will kill the task for you and automatically restart it. (It conveniently saves you from having to restart it yourself.) Always worth a try when Windows is frozen but other applications aren’t.

3. Monitor Performance & Resources

Here’s where the Task Manager really shines. Not only does it provide an overview of all running processes and applications, but it has several tools for effectively monitoring the performance of your system and how your resources are being allocated.

Try these under the Performance tab:

• Resource Monitor: Click on Open Resource Monitor at the bottom of the window to launch the Resource Monitor, which is an advanced way to view real-time data about your system: threads used, disk response times, exact breakdowns of RAM used by processes, etc.
• Overview Modes: Right-click anywhere in the left sidebar and select Hide Graphs to hide the graphs and Summary View to display nothing but the sidebar. The other way works too: right-click anywhere in the right panel and select Graph Summary View to display nothing but the current graph.
• Diagnostic Info: With any resource type selected (e.g. CPU, Memory, Disk, etc), you can right-click anywhere and select Copy to load a diagnostic snapshot into your clipboard. Paste it anywhere — like in Notepad, in an email, or in a forum post — as it could help with troubleshooting.
• Network Details: With Network selected, right-click in the right panel and select View Network Details to get a real-time breakdown of things like network utilization, link speed, bytes sent and received, etc.
• Other Useful Details: Each resource type has some interesting details that might come in handy, such as System Uptime under CPU, RAM Slots Used under Memory, and Read/Write Speeds under Disk.

• 4. Search Online for Suspicious Processes

  Every once in a while, you may find some suspicious-looking process names in Task Manager. Most of the time they’ll be legitimate, but you should never assume that a process is benevolent — especially if you’ve never seen or heard of it before.
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  Windows can help. Just right-click on any process and select the Search Onlineaction. This will launch a search in your browser with the application name and the process name, which will help you to determine whether or not it’s safe or malicious.
  The next time you spot a suspicious process running in Windows, this should be the first step you take. If search results tell you that the process could be related to malware, then you should take further steps to scan and remove potential infections on your PC

• 5. Add Extra Columns for Details

  By default, the new Task Manager only shows five columns when listing processes: Name, CPU, Memory, Disk, and Network. While these are the most important details, you can actually add up to six more columns just by right-clicking the header area.
  The additional columns are Type (or process type), Status, Publisher, PID (or process ID), Process Name (usually the executable file), and Command Line (the command and parameters used when the process was launched)..
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  All of them can be useful in the right situation, but I find that the Process Name is particularly useful because it’s easier to spot suspicious applications by their process name than their application name. The Publisher column can also be helpful when something seems suspicious.
  Extra columns can also be added under the Startup tab, whether for troubleshooting purposes (like CPU and Disk I/O at Startup) or just to see which startup processes are still running (with the Running Now column).

• 6. Toggle Between Values & Percentages

  When browsing the list of processes, the CPU column can only be shown with percentages, but the other three default columns can have their displays switched between absolute values and percentages.
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  Percentages are better when you need a sense of how a particular process’s resource usage compares to the total amount of that resource available. It’s nice to know if Opera is using 40 MB of RAM, but it can also be useful to know that that’s only 2% of all the RAM in your system.
  To toggle these, just right-click on any process, navigate to the Resource Values sub-menu, pick the resource type you want to change, and select either Values or Percents.

• 7. Manage App Windows Easily

  Task Manager is far from the best window management tool out there, but it does have a few actions that you might find useful. To access them, you have to click the pulldown arrow next to the one you want to manage. This only works for items listed under the Apps section of the Processes tab.
• 
  Once you open the pulldown menu for an item, right-click it and you’ll see five window actions for that application:
  • Switch To: Brings focus to the application and minimizes Task Manager to the Taskbar.
  • Bring to Front: Brings focus to the application, but doesn’t minimize Task Manager. Doesn’t work if there’s another application that’s “Always on Top”.
  • Minimize: Minimizes the application without bringing focus to the application window.
  • Maximize: Maximizes the application without bringing focus to the application window.
  • End Task: Kills the application completely.
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  • 8. Open App File Locations
  • Do you often find yourself needing to navigate to the installed location of a particular program? Maybe you need to tweak some configuration files, or maybe you want to drop some new theme files for that particular program.
    Crawling through File Explorer is one way to do that, but it requires so many clicks and consumes so much time. Rather, if the program is already running, Task Manager can help you get there in record time.
  • 
    Just right-click on any process and select Open File Location. This will take you directly to the folder that contains the process’s executable file (i.e. the same file that shows up under the Process Name column if you toggled that on). Super fast, super convenient.
    This works for Apps, Background Processes, and Windows Processes — pretty much anything that shows up under the Processes tab can be quick-accessed in this way.

  • 9. Launch the Command Prompt Directly

    In the Task Manager, you can go to the File menu and select Run New Task to launch the Run prompt. Most people know this, as it was the best way to manually restart a frozen Windows Explorer in previous versions of Windows.
  • 
    Well, if you hold the Ctrl key at the same time you click on the Run New Taskaction, it actually launches the Command Prompt instead of the Run prompt. We’re not sure why this is hidden behind a secret Ctrl modifier because it’s actually a pretty neat trick that many aren’t aware of.
    To be fair, there are several other ways to launch the Command Prompt, but it’s still good to know that this trick exists. You never know when you might need to use it.

  • How Do You Use the Task Manager?

    For the average user, the Task Manager is more than enough to provide you with the system information you need to keep your system in check. Power users may be happier with something more advanced,
    Again, some of the above-mentioned features may not be available prior to Windows 10, so that could be one of many compelling reasons to upgrade to Windows 10.
    What do you think of the Task Manager? Can you think of any other features it should have? What would make it more useful? Tell us in the comments below!

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top 7 pokemon go problems

Pokemon GO took the world by storm over one weekend. Clusters of teens and adults alike are sweeping the streets nabbing animated creatures with their mobile phones.

With access to your clock and GPS, the app makes Pokemon; augmented animals such as dragons, rats and turtles, appear in the real world around you. As a ‘trainer’ you are to build up your Pokemon so that they can fight each other. The app uses Google Maps to guide you.

but this game also have one dark side. in this video i  took a look at some problem with pokemon go game.

problem no.1:-

On sign up, you will be asked to provide your Google login. Apps commonly use existing credentials rather than creating their own to speed up installation and make sign up easy. However, in the case of Pokemon GO, Niantic Labs, the app’s developers, offer no clear limitation to what the app has access to.

Upon reading the Privacy Policy, i was shocked to find that the app had full access to all aspects of a player’s Google account, including the ability to send and read emails, access edit and delete documents in Google Drive and Google Photos and access browser histories and location information.

There is no mention of what Niantic Labs intends to do with the data it accesses, but users should be aware that full access to a user’s personal data is a huge security risk.

The legitimate app has full access to your private information, but what if that access were to end up in the hands of, say, a malware developer, or an organisation managing a botnet? What security measures do Niantic Labs have in place to protect the mass of data they have obtained? We aren’t sure.

Further, in some countries, the app hasn’t been released yet. Players are downloading the game from third party sites which have teamed up with malware developers. Exploitative versions of the app are giving hackers backdoor access to mobile phones all over the world.

By logging in to the app, you are granting full access to a company that has amassed huge amounts of their users’ personal information without any explanation as to how it will be used, and to any hacker or malware developer who has managed to access it.

Malicious apps can be hard to differentiate from legitimate ones, particularly if they are operating quietly in the background.


So, what can you do to keep your data safe?

It is the opinion of the "pc tricks & cyber security test" Team that using this app is not worth the risk.

It is likely that Niantic Labs will update their privacy policy to align more closely with their other app Ingress, which only needs a player’s basic profile. We advise patience. But, if you must use the app:

• Download the original app from either the official Apple Appstore or Google Play. If it isn’t out in your country yet, please wait for the official release.
• Create a brand new Google account dedicated to the game. Ensure it has no connection to your other personal accounts.
• Stay away from third party download sites

problem no.2:-The Life & Death Of Your Phone’s Battery

All the biggest battery-eating culprits are in action when it comes to Pokémon GO. Your screen is the biggest battery hog, and you’ll be using it plenty. On top of that, you’re going to use your camera so that you can see the Pokémon in the real world. And to top it all off, the ever hungry GPS is a must to even find the Pokémon in the first place. All of this together is a recipe for dead phones.

problem no.3:-Pokémon Go: teenagers caught playing game while driving near pedestrians

Sydney police say the teenagers, who were each fined $325, put themselves and others at great risk

Police have caught two teenagers playing Pokémon Go while driving near a busy pedestrian crossing in western Sydney, which they said put themselves and others at great risk.

Two 17-year-olds were busted while driving on John Street in Cabramatta – a location described by Pokémon fans on Facebook as “lit”.

Superintendent Wayne Murray said while the drivers had been caught moving at low speed, their level of distraction was worrying. The drivers were each fined $325 and incurred four demerit points.

A New South Wales assistant police commissioner, John Hartley, has called on families to try to help stamp out the playing of Pokémon on the go.

“Now is the time for older siblings and parents of younger drivers to reinforce proper driving behaviour on our roads,” he said. “If this isn’t done, police are there to ensure that it is done ... in the hope we can prevent them being involved in a serious-injury or fatal crash.”

A week ago Northern Territory police took to Facebook to call for aspiring PokeMasters to “stay safe and catch ’em all” by remembering to look up while crossing streets.

Tasmanian police also made a similar plea after seeing an increase in workload from the game.

“Police have seen an increase in the number of calls about suspicious vehicles and behaviour and people driving while using mobile phones, with the explanation that drivers are ‘looking for Pokémon’,” Tasmania police said on Wednesday.

In Armadale, police on patrol almost hit a pedestrian playing the game.

“Pokemon is dangerous,” police wrote on Twitter. “We just about hit a girl who almost walked in front of us.”

problem no.4:-Bugs Galore

Many  users are reporting all sorts of bugs and issues with the game. These range from US gamers discovering that Pokémon GO “isn’t available in your country” to maps utterly devoid of any and all Pokémon. Other users have reported opening the game to discover that all their progress has been wiped. There are ongoing issues withPokémon GO servers going down as well.

Hopefully these are patched up quickly, but in its current state Pokémon GO may or may not run without issues.

problem no. 5: Micro-Transactions

I have mixed feelings about In-App Purchases in games. On the one hand, this is how companies can monetize “free” content; on the other hand, micro-transactions can fundamentally change the way we experience games. So far, Pokémon GO doesn’t appear to be all that egregious when it comes to IAP’s, but who knows what the future holds? Indeed, if Nintendo and Niantic’s monetization strategy isn’t aggressive enough now, we may see even worse changes down the road just in order for the game to make money.

problem no. 6: Safety First

I’m quite literally waiting for the first news report of a car crash caused by Pokémon GO. Reading tweets, Facebook posts, and forum posts isn’t reassuring. People are playing while walking (obviously) but appear to also be playing while riding their bikes, or driving their cars. People are also walking into strangers’ yards, which could easily lead to confrontations (and hey, we Americans do own a fair number of firearms). There are Gyms in police stations, and even one on the White House. Suffice to say, this type of game/real world hybrid could lead to some safety issues.

While it’s often a bit humorous to hear some of these stories, it’s also a bit disconcerting. I wonder if Nintendo’s legal team is at all nervous. I would be if I were them.

problem no.7: Watered-down Pokémon

For die hard Pokémon fans, the actual gameplay itself may leave something to be desired. Ultimately, this is not a “true” Pokémon game. Battles, stats, the entire experience, really, is a stripped down affair. On the one hand, it has to be to appeal to a wider net of mobile users. On the other hand, Pokémon easily lends itself to touchscreen gaming, and it’s kind of a shame that the more in-depth battle system from the handheld games didn’t make it over to Pokémon GO.

Those are my biggest issues and concerns with Pokémon GO so far. Feel free to share yours in the comments, or tell me how I’m wrong and how I must be a paid shill for Sony and Microsoft, hired to strangle the game in its cradle.

Ultimately, I think Pokémon GO is a really cool game in a lot of ways. I don’t think I’ll play it that much after the initial fun dies off, but I can see this being a really big deal for Nintendo. Certainly it appears to be a success already, and should help convince the game maker that mobile is a viable addition to its broader business model. That’s a win for everyone.

Just remember, don’t play the game while driving, and don’t be a creeper.

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how to get custom url on google+

How to Get a Custom URL / Username for your Google Plus Profile

Google Plus is the new social network by Google established since 2011. It is reported that Google+ now has a total of 300 million active users every month.

If you have been active on Google+ now, you possibly notice that the URL of your profile looks quite ugly, for example, here is one profile URL:

https://plus.google.com/u/0/102636862068585441105

Google+ is now using a long ID at the end of URL which is difficult for people to remember. Here are some solutions to set username to shorten your Google+ URL so that it would be cleaner and more recognizable.

*. Google+ officially offers custom URLs

Google is offering variety URLs for verified accounts and normal accounts. You just need to type in short URLs like “plus.google.com/+pctrickscybersecuritytest” to reach those pages.

When you have a custom URL, you can give people a short, easy-to-remember web address to find your Google+ profile (like google.com/+LarryPage). it will be preassigned based on things like your name. And you may also need to add a few letters or numbers to make it unique to you.

Important: You can’t change your custom URL after you create it, so be sure you like yours before you finalize it.

*follow this steps to get url:-

step 1=Open https://plus.google.com/
step 2=In the top left corner, click the drop-down menu and then click on "Profile".
step 3=Under your photo and profile summary, click on "About".
step 4=Scroll to “Links” section and find the header Google+ URL and then click om "Get URL".
step 5=You’ll see the custom URLs you can choose from. You may also need to add a few letters or numbers to make it unique to you.
step 6=Next to “I agree to the Terms of Service,” click the box , in the bottom left corner, click Change URL.
You may be asked to verify your account using your mobile phone number. If you’re asked to do this:
Type your mobile phone number and then in the lower left corner, click Send code.
Check your phone for the code that was sent to you.
Enter that code in the box on your screen, then in the lower left corner, click Verify.
When you’re ready to permanently add your URL to your profile, click Confirm choice.

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