One of the most common forms of shorthand communication developed for the mobile age is the icon-based vocabulary known as Emoji. You have seen those seen Emoji pictures on social media. It’s available for Microsoft Word in Windows 10, MacOS, iOS, iPadOS, and Android.
One of the most common forms of shorthand communication developed for the mobile age is the icon-based vocabulary known as Emoji. You have seen those seen Emoji pictures on social media. It’s available for Microsoft Word in Windows 10, MacOS, iOS, iPadOS, and Android.
Microsoft Word is an indisputable application in the documentation world. When preparing documentations, you can easily insert Emoji to jazz up a Word document on various devices.
You can enter an Emoji in Word in the same way you can enter an Emoji in any other application. While typing in a Word document, just use the appropriate keyboard shortcut for your operating system. Let!s explore how this is done.
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Open Rmoji Keyboard
Open your Word document and position the cursor where you want to insert the Emoji.
For Windows 10 – Press, “Windows + Period” keys or “Windows + Semicolon” keys to open the Emoji picker.
For MaOS – Press “Command + Control + Space” keys to open Emoji keyboard on a Mac, which is a Character Viewer app in MacOS.
For iPhone, iPad, or Android phone, you can use the standard Emoji keyboard.
These keyboard shortcuts work in basically all Windows or Mac applications.
A pop-up will be displayed with all popular emoji symbols. The most frequently used Emoji will appear first. Refer to below image:
The Emoji keyboard
Searching for an Emoji
On both Windows and Mac, you can start typing the name of an Emoji to search for it. For example, to find “music” related Emoji, just start typing a few characters of the keyword. You can also just scroll through the long list of Emoji to find one.
Use the arrow keys and press Enter or click an Emoji to insert it. See below image:
Searching for a music Emoji
The Emoji you insert into your document will appear as a colorful icon. You can resize them. adjust their font size, just as you would with any other text in the document.
See following image for an inserted “music”Emoji followed by text:
Inserting an Emoji followed by some text
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The latest version of Windows 10 is the October 2020 Update, version “20H2,” which was released on October 20, 2020. Microsoft releases new major updates about every six months.
The latest version of Windows 10 is the October 2020 Update, version “20H2,” which was released on October 20, 2020. Microsoft releases new major updates about every six months.
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These major updates can take some time to reach your PC since Microsoft and PC manufacturers do extensive testing before fully rolling them out. Let’s find out what version you are running, and how you can skip the wait and get the most recent version if you do not already have it.
This update was codenamed “20H2” during its development process, as it was released in the second half of 2020. Its final build number is 19042.
First, open your Start menu, and then click the gear-shaped Settings icon or press the Windows+I to open the Settings app. Refer to below image:
Accessing Settings
In the Settings window, head to
System > About
and then scroll down toward the bottom to the Windows Specifications section.
A version number of “20H2” indicates you are using the October 2020 Update. This is the latest version. If you see a lower version number, you are using an older version.
In my example below, I am using “2004”, the May 2020 Update. See below image:
The best way to do this is by typing in Windows Update in the Cortana search bar in lower left-hand corner of your screen. Next, click on the Windows Update settings in upper left-hand corner of your screen. Now, click the Check for updates link for any updates and install per instructions. See following image where it says I am up to date, but there is an update available, the October 2020 update with an Download and Install link:
Checking for Windows updates
An alternate method is to visit Microsoft.com and hit the Update now button visible on the page. A small exe file, the Update Assistant tool, will be downloaded to your computer. Refer to below image:
Download the Windows Update Assistant tool
When you run this file, you will see the main screen of the Update Assistant tool. It will let you know if you are running the latest version of the Windows and whether your PC is capable of running it.
Click on Update now to start the upgrade process.
The tool will run a few compatibility checks for your PC and disk space required for installing the update.
If all appears well, the Update Assistant will access the Microsoft servers.
It will offer you two options:
Upgrade this PC now
Create installation media
Now, chose the first option.
The main highlight of the whole upgrade process is that all your files will be safe and right where you left them. Also, if the method does not work, you can go back to a prior version of Windows 10 anytime.
The install will take some time and your PC will restart several times. The best you can do is wait till the upgrade is finished..
In the end, when the process is complete you could either choose to restart the PC right way or after some time to allow the changes to take effect.
Note: By running the Upgrade Assistant, you are forcing Windows 10 to upgrade itself. Even if there is a known problem with the update on your computer, Windows will ignore the problem and install the update anyway. Microsoft recommends you check for any known problems impacting your system first.
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Windows 10 has a lot of overlapping version numbers and names. For example, the October 2020 Update is also called 20H2, version 2009, and build 19042. It often seems like different teams at Microsoft are speaking different languages. Here’s how to understand Microsoft’s jargon.
Windows 10 has a lot of overlapping version numbers and names. For example, the October 2020 Update is also called 20H2, version 2009, and build 19042. It often seems like different teams at Microsoft are speaking different languages. Here’s how to understand Microsoft’s jargon.
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Each Windows 10 Update starts with a development codename. In recent years, Microsoft has simplified these.
For example, Windows 10 20H2 became the October 2020 Update. It was named “20H2” because it was planned for release in the second half of 2020.
In theory, these development codenames are just that; for the Windows development process. In practice. Microsoft has a lot of documentation that uses them, referring to “20H2” and “20H1.” These modern development codenames are easy to understand.
These development codenames appear to be replacing the version numbers in Windows 10’s interface. To view your codename, go to:
Settings > System > About
Here you willl see the development codename presented as the “version” under Windows Specifications. Refer to below image:
The About option
Here is a list of Windows 10’s development codenames for 2020 and 2019 updates:
20H2 became the October 2020 update
20H1 became the May 2020 update
19H2 became the November 2019 update
19H1 became th May 2019 update
Prior to this, Microsoft named these updates “Redstone” and “Threshold”. Threshold 1″ was the original codename for Windows 10.
The Marketing Name
To make things “simpler” for us, Microsoft created official names for each update, designed to make them human-readable. When an update is near release, it gets one of these names.
In recent years, these names have been pretty self-explanatory. “October 2020 Update” and “May 2019 Update” are easy terms to understand. That’s the month and year the update was released. It’s more precise than “20H2” and “19H1.”
We call them “marketing names” because that’s what they originally were. Despite Microsoft presenting names like “October 2020 Update” as the official ones, many Microsoft documents use terms like “20H2” or “version 2009” instead. Even Windows 10 itself doesn’t use this name; perhaps because it’s created by the engineers and not the marketing department.
The Version Number
Windows 10 has version numbers which are different from the development codename. The Windows 10 October 2020 Update is technically Windows 10 version 2009. The first two digits represent the year and the last two digits represent the month.
Microsoft is confusing us. The version number seems to refer to the month the update was “finalized” (and perhaps released to Insiders), while the marketing name refers to the update the month was released.
Here’s a list of 2020 and 2019 version numbers for Windows 10 updates:
The October 2020 Update is version 2009, which refers to September 2020
The May 2020 Update is version 2004, which refers to April 2020
The November 2019 Update is version 1909, which refers to September 2019
The May 2019 Update is version 1903, which refers to March 2019
Microsoft is getting away from these numbers, with development names like “20H2” now shown in the System panel. Another way to view your version number is to launch the winver dialog:
Press Windows+R
Enter winver in the dialog box
Press Enter or OK
See below image:
The Windows version and OS Build number
In older versions of Windows 10, these screens showed the version number instead.
The OS Build Number
Windows 10 also has operating system (OS) build numbers. During the Windows development process, each “build” of Windows 10 released has its own build number.
After much testing and bug-fixing, Microsoft settles on a final build that will be the stable version of the update. When the stable update is released, it still has this OS build number.
The October 2020 Update has the OS build number “19042.” Technically, the full build number is “10.0.19042,” to indicate that it’s a Windows 10 build. Only the last five digits change.
Also, there are minor build numbers; the stable version of 20H2 is initially “19042.572”, but the “572” number will increase as Microsoft issues minor patches for the update. Here is a list of 2020 and 2019 OS build numbers:
20H2 is build number 19042.
20H1 is build number 19041.
19H2 is build number 18363.
19H1 is build number 18362.
What Does All This Mean?
At times, it seems like different teams at Microsoft are speaking different languages. One document talks about 20H2, another talks about version 2009, a technical document refers to build 19042, and the marketing team talks up the October 2020 Update. They’re all talking about the same thing.
Now that you understand this, it’s easier to make sense of the mess of version numbers you see across Microsoft’s websites and within Windows 10 itself.
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Virtual Desktops, or Windows, are a handy way to juggle multiple workspaces in Windows 10. There are several ways to switch between virtual Desktops.
Virtual Desktops, or Windows, are a handy way to juggle multiple workspaces in Windows 10. There are several ways to switch between virtual Desktops. Let us explore how to do this.
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Press Windows+Tab to see the virtual Desktops you have available. You will see a screen called “Task View,” which shows thumbnails of each.
Now, release the Windows key and press the Tab or Arrow keys to highlight a Desktop, then press Enter to view that Desktop. You may also switch Desktops by using the Alt+Tab keys.
Also, you can press Windows+Ctrl+Left Arrow to display a lower number Desktop or Right Arrow to a higher number Desktop.
While in “Task View”, click the Plus “+” Tile or press Windows+Ctrl+D to add a new Desktop. Click the “X” in the upper corner to remove a Desktop.
If you want to exit the “Task View”, just hit Escape to return to your Desktop.
Use the Taskbar
Right-click on an empty area of the Taskbar, then click Show Task View Button. Ensure the option is checkmarked. Refer to below image:
Setting the Show Task View option
Now, locate and click the Task View button in the Taskbar to view your Desktops. Next, click or tap the Desktop to which you want to switch. See below image:
Accessing the Task View button
You can click Task View at any time to manage your virtual Desktops.
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One unique feature of Microsoft Word is the ability to insert a PDF file directly into Word, and it can be done in only a few steps. You can insert it as an embedded object, a linked object, or text only.
One unique feature of Microsoft Word is the ability to insert a PDF file directly into Word, and it can be done in only a few steps. You can insert it as an embedded object, a linked object, or text only. Let’s explore how to do this.
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When you embed a PDF file in Word, the first page of your PDF appears in the document. Since an embedded object becomes part of the document after it is inserted, it’s no longer connected to the source file. Any changes made to the original PDF in the future will not be reflected in the Word document.
Linking Explained
Inserting a PDF file as a linked object means it appears as the first page of the PDF, but it is also linked to the original file. Changes made to the PDF will also be reflected in the Word document. You can opt to display an icon instead of a preview. Either option will open the PDF file when selected.
Text Only Explained
Inserting a PDF as text involves the use of copy and paste. Copying the text from the PDF file and pasting it into a document is a straightforward way to insert a bit of text into Word.
Embed or Link a PDF
First, open a Word document, and place your cursor where you would like to insert the PDF file. Next, select the Insert tab. Refer to below image:
Selecting the Insert tab
Now, click Object from the Text group. See below image:
Selecting the Object option
From the small drop-down menu, select Object. See following image:
Selecting the Object option from drop-down menu
From the Object window, click the Create from File tab. Next, select Browse. Refer to below image:
From the Create from file tab, selecting the Browse option
Navigate to the location of the PDF, select it, and then click Insert. See below image:
Selecting your PDF file to Insert into Word
Selecting Your Options
Now, it is time to decide if you want to (1) link directly to the source file, and/or (2) display the PDF as an icon. Link directly to the source file if you want to have the inserted file reflect any new changes made to the source file. To do so, just checkmark the Link to file option. You are linking to the PDF in your document.
While here, checkmark Display as icon if you don’t want to take up too much space on the page. If you do not enable any of these options, the PDF will be displayed in its entirety on the Word document and will not reflect any new changes made to the source file. You are embedding the PDF into your document.
To finish, select OK. Refer to below image:
Selecting ink your PDF file and display an icon
The PDF will now be inserted in the Word document. See below image:
Your linked PDF file displayed as an icon in Word
Copy and Paste
Copy
First, open your PDF file. Now, highlight some text you want to copy. Next, right-click your selection and select Copy.
Paste
Second, open your Word document. Now, place the cursor where you want to paste the text from the PDF file. Next, right-click and select a Paste option with or without formatting.
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At the end of 2020, Adobe will kill its Flash Player app for security reasons. Microsoft is taking a pre-emptive strike though by using an optional Windows Update to both uninstall and block Flash from being reinstalled.
At the end of 2020, Adobe will kill its Flash Player app for security reasons. Microsoft is taking a pre-emptive strike though by using an optional Windows Update to both uninstall and block Flash from being reinstalled.
It seems the update does not check to see if Flash has been installed using Adobe’s standalone installer, meaning if you have ever installed Flash Player manually, it remains available to use. Web browserscan also have a Flash Player component installed, and these also remain available after the update.
If you have no intention of using Flash again, the Windows Update to remove it is worthwhile simply to make your system a bit more secure. However, it’s worth checking if the Flash Player is installed as an app as well and removing it.
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If it is there, click on the app and select Uninstall to remove the app. In my example, the app has been removed and is no longer listed. See below image:
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Your installed apps
Now, lets check your web browser. For Google Chrome:
Launch Chrome
Click the Hamburger icon in upper right-hand corner (the one with 3 dots)
Click More tools
Click on Extensions
See following image:
Accessing Chrome extensions
If it is there, click on the slider to disable or the Remove option to delete the app (this is the recommended choice). In my example, the app has been removed and is no longer listed. Refer to below image:
Your Chrome extensions
That’s it. You have successfully removed the app and its Chrome extension. Be sure to run the Windows optional update when available.
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Locking your Windows 10 PC is the best way to secure your computer when you step away. This will not quit or interrupt any running applications. When you return, you have to enter your PIN or password to get past the lock screen.
Locking your Windows 10 PC is the best way to secure your computer when you step away. This will not quit or interrupt any running applications. When you return, you have to enter your PIN or password to get past the lock screen. Let’s explore these five methods.
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First, click the Start button. Next, select your account name. Now, clickthe Lock option. Refer to below image:
Lock your device from the Start Menu
Method 2 – Use the Keyboard
The Lock Shortcut
Hit the Windows+L key on your keyboard to lock your device.
The Combination Key
Press Ctrl+Alt+Del keys. Next, click the Lock option in the menu that appears.
Method 3 – Use a Desktop Icon
If you’d rather lock your PC with just a click, you can create a desktop icon.
First, right-click on your desktop. Now, hover over the New option. Next, click the Shortcut option. See below image:
Create a desktop shortcut to lock your device
The Create Shortcut window will be displayed. Now, type the following command in the Type the location of the item text box. Once you have entered the command, click Next.
Rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation
See following image:
Entering the Lock command
Now, enter an icon name like “Lock PC”. Next, click Finish. Refer to below image:
Naming your shortc ut
Your icon will appear on your desktop. Just double-click it any time to lock your device.
Method 4 – Use the Screen Saver
Another method is to set your PC to lock after the Screen Saver has been on for a certain length of time. First, type in screen saver in the Cortana search box. Next, click Change screen saver in the search results at upper left hand corner of your screen. See below image:
Accessing the Screen Saver
In the Screen Saver menu, checkmark the box labeled On Resume, display logon screen option. Now, use the arrow buttons in the Wait box to select how many minutes should pass before your device locks. Next, to save your change click Apply. See following image:
Setting your Screen Saver to lock your device
For security reasons, it is best to use another method to lock your device before you step away from it.
Method 5 – Use Dynamic Lock
DynamicLock is a feature that automatically locks your PC after you step away from it. It does this by detecting the strength of the Bluetooth signal. When the signal drops, Windows 10 assumes you have left the immediate area of your PC and locks it for you.
This is a nifty feature and my favorite. You just walk away from your PC with your smartphone in hand and let the Dynamic Lock feature lock your PC.
Setup the Smartphone
To use Dynamic Lock, you will first need to pair your smartphone with your PC.
To do this:
On your smartphone, go to Settings > Bluetooth and enable the toggle. Refer to below image:
Enabling Bluetooth on your smartphone
Setup the PC
On your PC, go to Settings (the gear icon) > Devices > Bluetooth and Other devices.
Now, click Add Bluetooth or other device. Next, select your phone, confirm the PIN, and they will be paired. See below image:
Accessing Add a Device
Next, close Settings and relaunch the app. Now, go to Accounts > Sign-in options. Scroll down to the Dynamic Lock section. Next, checkmark the box labeled Allow Windows to automatically lock Your device when you’re away option. See following image where Raymond’s Phone is paired:
Enabling Dynamic Lock
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Windows 10’s context menu can slow down over time as you continue to install apps. Third-party programs often install context menu extensions, and badly coded ones can slow things down. Your context menus open slowly, freeze, or hang when you right-click on a menu option.
There is an app that will help us clean up our context menu.
Windows 10’s context menu can slow down over time as you continue to install apps. Third-party programs often install context menu extensions, and badly coded ones can slow things down. Your context menus open slowly, freeze, or hang when you right-click on a menu option.
See following image of my context menu. As you can see, I have a lot of menu items.
My context menu
Let us explore how to fix a slow context menu. There is an app that will help us clean up our context menu.
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We are going to do this the easy way without hacking the Windows Registry. That is a slow and error prone process. So, we are going to quickly pin down the problem.
We recommend you download and install ShellExView here, a free utility from NirSoft. The download links are near the end of the document below the Feedback section. Choose one that fits your operating system. Refer to below image:
The download links
It runs on Windows 10 and older versions of Windows, too. After the download, click on the executable file to launch ShellExView.
Setup ShellExView
You will see a long list of Windows shell extensions. However, many of them are created by Microsoft and included with Windows. Those should not be slowing down your system. We want to hide all the Microsoft extensions. To do so, click Options then click on Hide All Microsoft Extensions. See below image:
Hiding Microsoft extensions
You will now see a more manageable list of the third-party shell extensions from the programs you installed. See following image:
Your context extensions
Disable Extensions
You will want to figure out which shell extension is causing the problem. This involves disabling one or more shell extensions, restarting Windows Explorer, and then seeing whether your problem is solved.
For example, you could do this in lseveral ways:
Disable all third-party extensions and add them one by one until the problem appears.
Disable shell extensions one by one until the problem is fixed.
Disable extensions in groups. For example, you could disable half the extensions at once. If your problem is solved, you know that one of the extensions you disabled caused it, and you could go from there. This is the fastest method.
We recommend you chose method number two. Thjs is the safest. More than likely, you have an idea on the culprit extension(s). However you choose to do it, here’s how to disable extensions.
First, select the extension(s) you want to disable. Next, right-click them and select Disable Selected Items or click File > Disable Selected Items. (To re-enable them after, select Enable Selected Items.) Refer to below image:
Disable an extension
Disabled shell extensions will say Yes under the Disabled column. See below image:
The extension disabled
Use the Task Manager to Restart
Your change will not take effect until you restart Windows Explorer. It is recommended you use the Task Manager and not the buil-in app option to restart.
To open it, press Ctrl+Shift+Esc or right-click the taskbar and select Task Manager. See following image:
The Task Manager option
. You should open your Windows Explorer before proceeding. Now,find Windows Explorer under Apps on the Processes tab. (If you do not see this tab, click More Details.). Once you have found it, hightlight the entry and click Restart button in lower right of your screen. Refer to below image:
Restart Windows Explorer
Windows Explorer will now restart. Now, try right clicking a folder, file, or your desktop; whatever was slow before. Is it still slow? Then you need to try disabling one or more shell extensions. Is it faster than it used to be? Then you have disabled a shell extension that was slowing it down.
Repeat the Process
Repeat the above process to turn extensions on and off and determine which is causing your problem. By testing your context menus after every time you make a change (be sure to restart Windows Explorer first!), you can determine which one is causing the problem.
You can leave any extension disabled you do not want to use.You can always re-open ShellExView and re-enable them in the future.
On my PC, one of the culprits slowing down my folder context menus was Google Drive’s “GDContextMenu Class” extension. This is a known problem.
Another culprit causing problems was Malwarebytes. Feel free to disable this extenstion. Most people only run the app when they have, or think they have, malware on their PC.The extension is unnecessary in the context menu. See below image:
Disabled extensions
With just these two extensions disabled in ShellExView, my PC’s context menus returned to it’s usual speed.
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Microsoft Word can warn you about the Oxford or “serial comma”, whether you prefer to use the extra comma or not. It is a feature in the latest Word 365 and Word 2019 and goes back to Word 2002. By default, the option is off.
Microsoft Wordcan warn you about the Oxford or “serial comma”, whether you prefer to use the extra comma or not. It is a feature in the latest Word 365 and Word 2019 and goes back to Word 2002. By default, the option is off.
The Oxford comma is one of those grammatical things that most people do not worry about. It is a question of whether to add a comma at the end of a list, for example:
Raymond is teaching on Word, Excel, Access and Outlook.
Or using the Oxford comma:
Raymond is teaching on Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook.
It is okay to ingnore the Oxford comma for personal documents, emails, tweets and your personal Facebook page. However for business purposes, especially legal documents, you should use the Oxford comma. Avoiding the use of the Oxford comma has resulted in various lawsuits forcing companies to pay employees millions; what was implied without the comma failed in the courts. Moral of the lawsuits; use the Oxford comma for clarity and to avoid lawsuits.
In our example, using the Oxford comma says Raymond is teaching each class separately. Without the comma denotes that Raymond is teaching Access and Outlook as a combined class.
The setting for the Oxford comma has changed in the various Word versions.
This is for Word 365, Word 2019, and Word 2016 for PCs and Macs
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Open a Word document. Next, click the File menu option. Now, navigate to
Options > Proofing > Writing Style > Settings
Now, scroll down the long list till you see the Oxford Comma checkbox in the Punctuation Conventions section. Refer to below image:
The Oxford Comma option
Setting the Oxford Comma
Checking the box will enforce the comma in lists. A missing Oxford comma will show a red dashed line with the suggestion “A comma before “and” or “or” could make this clearer.” See below image:
The Oxford Comma suggestion
Grammar checking in English is hard but the software does a remarkable job. This being said, the feature is not perfect and is no substitute for proof reading.
While discussing grammer, there is another similar situation. I see a lot of blog posts using words like “It’s” or Doesn”t”. The correct usage is to avoid using the apostrophe. In my examples, you would spell out the words to say “It is” and “Does not” for clarity.
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Want to see live-updating resource usage stats from your system’s CPU, memory, disk, network or GPU? Windows 10 has some built-in perfomance monitors that can help. You can even have Windows show these panels always on top of other open windows.
Want to see live-updating resource usage stats from your system’s CPU, memory, disk, network or GPU? Windows 10 has some built-in perfomance monitors that can help. You can even have Windows show these panels always on top of other open windows.
The best way is to use the Task Manager.. It has some easy-to-ise performance panels displaying real time stats of your machine. Let’s explore how to use this feature.
This is for Windows 10 operating system
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Windows 10’s Task Manager comes with performance stats that were added back in Windows 8. This post relates to Windows 10.
First, open the Task Manager by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del and choosing Task Manager or by right-clicking the Taskbar or the Start button and selecting Task Manager. Refer to below image:
Selecting the Task Manager
Floating Panels
Now, select the Task Manager Options and chose Always on Top if you want the tool’s panels to appear on top of other open windows. See below image:
Selecting Always on Too option
The Performance Tab
Next, click thePerformace tab. If you don’t see it, click More Details first, at the bottom of your screen. See following image:
The CPU performance panel
Now, choose the performance graph from the sidebar you want to see. You will see options for your computer’s CPUs, memory, storage devices (including SSDs, hard disks, and USB devices), network connections (wired Ethernet and Wi-Fi), and GPUs (graphics processors.)
To show just a performance graph, double-click anywhere on a graph in the right pane. You can also right-click a graph and select Graph Summary View. Refer to below image:
Selecting Grap Summary Virw option
The Performance Graphs
You can resize this smaller window and also click-and-drag anywhere inside it to position it wherever you like on your desktop. See below image:
The CPU Summary Graph
To enlarge or make the Task Manager window smaller, just double-click inside it,
If you want to change the graph to another one just right click in the graph, chose the View option and make your selection. See following image:
Selecting the Virw Option
Also, you can select a different graphfrom the sidebar. Refer to below image:
The C: drive view
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