TaskExplorer is a free, open source, desktop application Windows, which can be used as an alternative to the operating system's Task Manager.
TaskExplorer to justify its existence as Task Manager alternative, is designed to provide functionality that the built-in Windows application, Task Manager, lacks.
The program is available for 32 bit and 64 bit versions of Windows. The minimum version of Windows that can run is Windows 7. The application itself is based on the Qt Framework, which explains the very large size of 37 Megabytes.
TaskExplorer is a portable program (no need to install). Once run it displays at the top of the window 14 performance bars, on the left a list of running process trees and on the right information.
The app updates the data in real time, but you can press the pause button to stop the automatic refresh. Clicking the black arrow next to the refresh button displays options to change the auto-update time from the default value of 1 second to another. Values range from extremely fast refresh (every 0,1 seconds) to excessive slow (every 10 seconds).
The rendering bars that appear at the top of the window are the most basic by default. There you will find general information about memory activity, input / output, CPU, GPU etc. You can change the tabs to access advanced information about CPU, memory, DNS, services, network or GPU.
The bottom half of the table shows information about the specific one procedure. The information is updated when you select a process from the left sidebar. The screen is divided into tabs and you can find a lot of information listed there. From basic information such as the name and path of an image file, to handles, sockets, threads and more.
Right-clicking on any process in the sidebar will bring up a menu. This includes the usual options, e.g. closing or opening a folder, but also options to change priority or affinity, permissions or other advanced options, such as "run as user", creation crash or debug errors.
You can use TaskExplorer to free memory in many ways, flush the DNS cache, search for handles, modules or strings (in memory), or change its power state computer.
TaskExplorer is a powerful task manager for Microsoft Windows devices. It is designed for advanced users as it provides information that most ordinary users do not need.