How to use Microsoft Edge's task manager in Windows 10

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The new Microsoft Edge appears here, and since it is based on Chromium, it has a feature pack that is very similar to other browsers (including Google Chrome) running on the same engine.


One of these features is the built-in task manager, which technically allows users to view resource usage in the browser more closely.

Like in Windows 10, the Task Manager displays the memory, CPU, and network footprint, but this time, it is not the process running on the device that is the process being monitored, but the browser component.

Needless to say, the higher the resource usage of these browser modules, the greater the impact on system performance, so if you find that your browser or device is running slower, you should check here.

In Microsoft Edge, the task manager has almost the same appearance and functional lineup as its Google Chrome siblings, so if you migrated from Google browser, there is nothing new to discover here.

In fact, the task manager is a fairly basic tool because it only displays each browser module and resource usage, which is actually sufficient. It is useful that if a process consumes too many resources, it can be terminated, so if a particular website causes a problem, this is the easiest way to deal with it.

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The "Task" column in the "Task Manager" not only groups the main process and other modules but also groups the installed extensions. This way, you can monitor each extension's resource usage and delete it from the browser when needed. Double-click the extension on this screen. You can go directly to its settings or uninstall it there.


The remaining columns show memory, CPU, and network usage. You can also sort all components based on these conditions to determine resource consumption. The process ID column is also useful for advanced users to identify specific processes on the system. Right-click on the main UI to display other information in the task manager, and you can choose from a variety of categories, including CPU time, start time, CSS cache, hard fault, free memory, etc. These additional options can be enabled and disabled from the context menu.

The Task Manager supports both bright and dark skins, so it can adapt to the visual mode you use in the browser-it will change the interface according to the global browser settings.

Launching the Task Manager in Microsoft Edge is very easy (in fact, it is actually very similar to the Google Chrome browser), so all you need to do is:

Microsoft Edge>Menu>More Tools>Browser Task Manager

As an alternative, Microsoft Edge also comes with a dedicated hotkey that allows the task manager to start faster. The hotkeys are:


Shift + Esc

Thanks to the migration to Chromium, Microsoft Edge is now available not only on Windows. The stable version can be installed on Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and macOS, and it is believed that Microsoft is also preparing a Linux version. However, the ETA for this version is not yet available. However, it is believed that the Linux version is already under development, so I hope that more information can be shared as soon as possible.

Task Manager is provided across platforms, so browser modules that take up too many resources can also be closed on macOS and older Windows versions.