2023-08-18 14:07:00
The Windows Task Manager can be temporarily paused using the CTRL key. Lawrence Abrams, from the Bleeping Computer website, reported that the Microsoft Windows Program Manager shared a useful tip on “X” (Twitter) that allows for a temporary “freeze” of monitoring the resources shown in the Task Manager.
Task Manager can pause resource consumption update
Windows Task Manager resource monitoring update may be paused. Source: Vitor Valeri
As in the Task Manager there are many processes running and all of them are constantly changing CPU, memory, SSD/HDD, network and GPU utilization, you will have difficulty in selecting a specific process that is affecting the computer in some way. . Fortunately, Jen Gentleman, Microsoft Windows Program Manager, is over sharing a tip which will be useful for this type of case. By pressing and holding the CTRL key, you can “pause” the Task Manager’s real-time monitoring of resources, allowing a finer assessment of what is happening.
To resume real-time monitoring of the resources of the processes listed in the Windows Task Manager, just release the CTRL key. As long as you have the key pressed, the monitoring will continue “paused”.
The person behind the development of this Task Manager feature is Dave Plummer. Following Jen’s post, Dave said on X (Twitter):
Someone finally noticed that if you hold down CTRL, the list of processes in the Task Manager conveniently freezes so you can select lines without them switching places.
Dave explains why he created the pause functionality in Task Manager by saying:
I made it so that you could sort by CPU and other dynamic columns, but still be able to click on things…
Is it possible to use the feature in other Task Manager tabs?
Yes, in addition to being able to pause Task Manager resource monitoring from the “Processes” tab, the user can also do the same from the “Details” tab.
You can temporarily pause Task Manager resource monitoring in the “Details” tab. Source: Vitor Valeri
Where does this Windows Task Manager pause feature work?
According to the information released by Jen Gentleman, Microsoft Windows program manager, the Task Manager monitoring pause feature works in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
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