I’ve been using Windows 8 daily for a few months now, and I don’t have very many good things to say about it. So, when the opportunity presents itself to point out something that’s actually better about Windows 8, I naturally jump at it. And while many parts of Windows 8 are debatable (maybe Modern is the future; maybe it’s not), one element of Windows 8 that has undergone a massive overhaul and made it unequivocally more awesome is the humble Windows Task Manager â€" that modest window that helps you bail out of trouble whenever you hit Ctrl+Shift+Esc. We’ve covered the Windows 7 task manager and have shown you how to customize it; we’ve also discussed Process Explorer, a powerful Task Manager replacement. But today I won’t be talking about customizing or replacing the Windows Task Manager â€" rather, I will show you a few awesome things about what you’ve already got, right now. Minimized Views The screenshot at the outset of this post showing a listing of process names, and the one above showing system stats, are two examples of the Task Manager’s ability to collapse into a compact dashboard that you can just shunt off to the side of the screen to help you keep an eye on things. Instead of having to install a dedicated resource monitor, you can just use this tiny window. The screenshot you see above is all there is to it: There’s no title bar, no toolbar, and basically no extra window chrome except for a bunch of
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