General Use Summary View in Task Manager as Desktop Widget in Windows 11


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This tutorial will show you how to use the Summary View in Task Manager as a desktop performance widget for your account in Windows 11.

Task Manager can be used to view and manage your processes, performance statistics, app history, startup apps, users, process details, and services in Windows 11.

When you have the Performance page open in Task Manager, you can enable the Summary View to show your available CPU, Memory, Disk, Ethernet, Bluetooth, WiFi, and GPU performance and usage as a desktop widget that can be set to always be on top.

You can move the Summary View desktop widget anywhere you want to monitor it at on your desktop.

You can drag the borders of the Summary View desktop widget to resize it how you want.


EXAMPLE: Summary View desktop widget

You can right click on the Summary View desktop widget, and click/tap on Hide graphs or Show graphs (default) to toggle showing the graphs on the widget.


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Here's How:

1 Open Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc).

2 Perform an action you want to use below to toggle enable or disable Summary View: (see screenshots below)
  • In the Performance tab, double click/tap on anywhere in the area highlighted in yellow.
  • Double click/tap on anywhere in the Summary View desktop widget.
  • In the Performance tab, right click on anywhere in the red outlined area, and click/tap on Summary view to check (enable) it.
  • Right click on anywhere in the Summary View desktop widget, and click/tap on Summary view to uncheck (disable) it.
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That's it,
Shawn Brink


 
I wish these could be implemented as a widget. I am using third party ones but they seem to be inaccurate sometimes...
 

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