How to keep Windows Task Manager open a specific tab

While using Task Manager to monitor your Windows 10 PC, you sometimes use one tab (e.g. 'Performance') more often than others. In that case, you can set that tab as the one you see when you start Task Manager.

Here's how to do this.

Step 1: Open Task Manager

First, launch 'Task Manager'. In Windows 10, right-click on the taskbar and select 'Task Manager' from the pop-up menu.

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If Task Manager launches with a simple interface, click 'More Details' at the bottom of the window.

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Step 2: Select the tab you want to set as default option

In the More Details window , click Options> Set default tab . A smaller menu will appear, listing the different tabs you can choose from. Select the name of the tab you want to appear by default, and a check mark will appear next to that tab.

You can set the Processes, Performance, App history, Startup, Users, Details or Services tab as the default tab.

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The next time you launch Task Manager, the default tab you selected will be displayed.

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This change is very handy, right? In addition, you can use Task Manager to monitor GPU performance or view application power usage. Refer to the article: 8 unexpected uses of Task Manager for more details.

Hope you are succesful.